Opinion

Heat and Buildings Strategy requires major commitment. Let’s hope it works

By 2021-11-10T06:00:00

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Property owners are advised to take a holistic approach to the retrofit of their buildings to meet future needs and emissions targets, writes Andrew Mellor

As COP26 enters its final days and we hope for some big commitments from the world leaders, it seems appropriate to write about the Heat and Buildings Strategy which was published last month by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy. 

It is itself a big commitment from the government. It sets out the urgent need to reduce the heat energy requirements of buildings in the UK as well as to provide them with new low carbon heating systems.

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