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News Release from: NHBC | Subject: Response to budget speech
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 14 March 2008
NHBC response to budget speech
NHBC welcomed the commitment by the Chancellor, Alistair Darling, to target all new construction in the drive to reduce the UK's carbon emissions.
Imtiaz Farookhi, NHBC's Chief Executive, said: "The decision by the Chancellor to target all new buildings to be zero carbon from 2019 is to be commended as is the decision to provide "pump-prime" funding for a 2016 delivery unit to guide, monitor and co-ordinate the zero carbon programme, which we have long said is needed to develop a framework to move this agenda forwards" ""NHBC's independent research institution, the NHBC Foundation, has just completed a major body of work involving extensive interviews with homeowners and builders to gauge awareness, understanding and attitudes towards zero carbon housing
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 8 Jun 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Importantly this work underlines how fundamental the views of consumers will be to achieving the Government's ambitions on zero carbon.
"Existing housing stock also has a part to play in driving down carbon emissions and this is why is it pleasing the Chancellor has outlined a significant programme of spending to make existing homes more energy efficient through the use of tried and tested technologies including cavity wall and loft insulation".
"The Foundation's research has highlighted the need for zero carbon measures to be based on sound science and safe technologies and using these methods to reduce carbon emissions in existing stock is welcome.".
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