GOVERNMENT’S OWN FIGURES SUGGEST LOFT INSULATION WORK WILL DRAMATICALLY FALL UNDER GREEN DEAL - 13.1.12
In response to the Government’s predictions of a staggering 93
percent fall in loft insulation work under its flagship energy
efficiency scheme, John Sinfield, MD at Knauf Insulation
comments:
“Our fears over the negative impact of the Green Deal on the
insulation industry and indeed carbon targets, have been confirmed
today in no uncertain terms with the Government’s own figures as
disclosed by Building magazine.
Whilst installations of solid wall insulation are expected to
rise considerably under the scheme, loft and cavity wall
installations will significantly drop to a fraction of the level
needed to hit wider carbon reduction targets set by the Committee
of Climate Change. Predicted reductions in the number of
homes being helped under the Green Deal have been put down to low
projected uptake of the scheme, with current initiatives such as
CERT, which subsidise loft and cavity wall insulation set to finish
by the end of this year.
Upgrading the thermal efficiency of properties through loft or
cavity wall insulation is one of the easiest and cheapest means of
reducing energy use and carbon emissions. However despite
this, the expected lack of focus on lofts and cavities in the
funded residential refurbishment market will result in a
significant impact overall for glass mineral wool manufacturers,
consumers, installers and indeed the Government.
Following this news, urgent action is now needed by the
Government to ensure the Green Deal is successful in transforming
the UK’s housing stock, through other measures to drive early
adoption, such as stamp duty concessions, council tax rebates and
VAT changes. Knauf Insulation fully back the recommendations
put forward by the Commission for Climate Change that the
Government re-thinks current proposals and scales up the ambition
of the Green Deal to ensure ambitious energy efficiency and carbon
emission reduction targets are met.”
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