Action on climate emergency
Solar panels for new homes, that is most new homes, is the objective of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband as he announces that builders will be required to fit solar panels to most newly built homes in England under changes to be published this autumn. There will, however, be a transitional period for developers to adjust …
High energy bills in new builds seems counterintuitive, but people living in newly built homes are having to pay energy bills that are nearly £1,000 a year higher than needs be because of the poor standards the dwellings have been constructed to, according to a recent think tank report. The Guardian reports that residents of …
Housing over the environment? Is a question posed by the publication last week by the government of an 82-page National Planning Policy Framework report outlining what it hopes to do – and how. It is subject to publicconsultation, but there are serious concerns that housing will take priority over nature and the environment, The Guardian reports. Changes …