How buildings of the future will become low-carbon heat ready

UK buildings produce a third of the UK’s carbon emissions and there is an urgent need to entirely decarbonise our homes, workplaces, schools and hospitals by 2050, with the focus on improving energy efficiency. Currently out of about 25 or so million homes, only 10 million of them reach the EPC Standard C and we need to get all existing homes to this level by 2035. The EPC Standard is an energy efficient rating for property, with homes rated from Band A all the way down to Band G, with a need for more homes to be low-carbon heat ready.

This seventh instalment of the 10 Point Pod explores how UK homes need to reduce their energy consumption but still get heat and light in the future, through a boost in heat pump installations and new innovative initiatives. 

This episode highlights:

• The three competing technologies – hydrogen, heat pumps and low-carbon heat networks - and how local authorities need to research the appropriate solutions for where. Also, how it can’t be led by market forces but should be a community led decision.
• How consumers will play a critical role in the journey to a low-carbon future, and that suppliers and manufacturers must remember the basics of what people want from their home
• How there is a need to understand that heat is local and decarbonisation patterns will differ, so the planning process must complement the wider efforts 

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