Show threadAlbert CardonaJul 8, 2025

@Ruth_Mottram

"Homes in England had a median Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) score of 68 and homes in Wales had a median EPC score of 67, according to records from the 10 years up to March 2024; both scores are in band D."

https://www.ons.gov.uk/peoplepopulationandcommunity/housing/articles/energyefficiencyofhousinginenglandandwales/2024

The UK government is so broke, or short-sighted, or both, that it's only considering a policy of bringing houses up to band C:

"This chapter discusses findings on energy efficiency ratings and heating systems and how this differs by tenure. It then goes on to discuss insulation measures in dwellings, smart meters by tenure and subjective overheating, then finishes with the average cost of improving dwellings to an energy efficiency rating band C."

https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/chapters-for-english-housing-survey-2023-to-2024-headline-findings-on-housing-quality-and-energy-efficiency/chapter-2-energy-efficiency

Bear in mind that any house with an insulation less than in the A band is going to pay a lot in heating and cooling. A lot. It's like a tax on the poor, or a punishment: to endure cold winters and hot summers.

#UK #EnergyRating #insulation #InsulateBritain

Energy efficiency of housing in England and Wales - Office for National Statistics

Insights on the energy efficiency and central heating main fuel type for new and existing homes by property type, tenure, and property age for national and subnational geographies.

BellingenNSWSep 9, 2024

More than two-thirds of Australian homes have building issues, new report says

"New Australian Housing and Urban Institute research has found that about 70 per cent of households have reported building quality problems. It also found that most of Australia's existing housing stock was energy-inefficient and of poor quality. "I think our existing building stock here in Australia fails the energy efficiency test, and we need a kind of a national strategy for tackling that.""
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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-09-10/more-than-two-thirds-of-australian-homes-have-building-issues/104319398

Hot in summer, cold in winter
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-10-31/home-retrofits-energy-efficiency-tips/101588478
#Housing #energy #EnergyRating #regulation #sprawl #ExtremeHeat

More than two-thirds of Australian homes have building issues, new report says

New Australian Housing and Urban Institute research has found that about 70 per cent of households have reported building quality problems. It also found that most of Australia's existing housing stock was energy-inefficient and of poor quality.

ABC News
Simon ArthurJan 7, 2021
Am I missing something here? Took delivery of a new freezer today and these were included with docs. #EnergyRating