The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) has published a paper today demonstrating how regulation could put heating on the path to reach net-zero by 2050. The paper proposes a carbon intensity regulation which would set progressively stricter limits to the permitted emissions per kWh of heating provided. The government has committed to phasing out fossil fuel heating in properties off the gas grid by the end of the 2020s and decarbonising heat to achieve net-zero by 2050 and the suggested SEA regulation sets a pathway to achieve this. The carbon intensity standard would be calculated by identifying the carbon intensity of the fuel used for heating and the efficiency of the heating system. Wh
In January, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published guidance arguing that poor air quality in dwellings is an ‘imminent risk’ to people’s health. The publication, Indoor air quality at home (NG149), offers recommendations to a range of stakeholders including local authorities, healthcare professionals and ventilation specialists. NICE’s key aim is to raise awareness of the importance of good air quality in homes, and to offer advice on how to achieve it. The Institute highlights location near high levels of outdoor pollution as significant factor affecting indoor air quality. However, NG149 also points to a number of building-related issues such as layout and o
