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News Release from: The National Insulation Association | Subject: Insulation industry welcomes climate change bill
Edited by the Buildingtalk Editorial
Team on 31 October 2007
Insulation industry welcomes climate
change bill
The National Insulation Association welcomes the new improved and strengthened 'Climate Change Bill' set out by the Environment secretary, Hilary Benn.
Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the NIA said 'We look forward to continuing working with Government to ensure every home in Britain is adequately insulated, this will significantly reduce carbon emissions' 'There are nearly 9 million homes with cavity walls that are not insulated and around half of the existing housing stock requires insulation to reach a thermally efficient standard
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 22 Dec 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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The insulation industry has the expertise, technology and capacity to meet the requirements for treating these homes'.
'Measures such as green mortgages, council tax rebates and grants which encourage energy efficient homes should be introduced by Government.
Insulation is a highly cost effective measure; cavity wall insulation for example can save the average householder GBP130 - GBP160 per year as a result of reduced energy bills'.
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Neil Marshall, Chief Executive of the NIA said 'Insulating every home in Britain will not only significantly reduce carbon emissions but also result in a better quality of life.
NIA members have to meet strict guidelines and have all signed the NIA's Code of Professional Practice, ensuring that they provide the highest possible service.
More information on the benefits of insulation is available on the website together with a search facility to find a local installer.
All NIA installers carry out work which meets the stringent standards of the British Board of Agrement, and all of our members abide by our Code of Professional Practice.
Work is covered by the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency's (CIGA) independent 25-year guarantee.
* More than 40% of all the heat lost in a home is through the walls or loft space.
* Cavity Wall Insulation is the most cost-effective way of improving comfort levels and reducing energy use in the home.
Average savings of £130 to £160 per year can be made on a typical home's energy bills.
The installation is clean, safe and only takes a couple of hours.
* It's estimated that over 9 million UK homes have cavity walls which have not been insulated.
Collectively, they are wasting around £950 million every year through the energy being lost through their walls.
* Most houses built since the 1920s are suitable to have cavity wall insulation installed, while some houses built since the 1990s may already have their walls insulated.
But that still leaves roughly one in three British households which could have their comfort levels increased and their fuel bills reduced.
* Increasing the thickness of existing loft insulation in the 13 million homes with 100mm or less of loft insulation to thicknesses required for modern new dwellings (270mm) would reduce each of their individual energy costs by around 25%.
* In 2003, space heating accounted for around 53% of carbon dioxide emissions in the UK.
Over 40% of the Government's projected carbon savings for the household sector are expected to come from insulation.
* This corresponds to around 200MtC over the lifetime of the measures, nearly 15% of the annual household emissions.
To find a local NIA approved installer in your area, access information on the benefits of insulation or find details of grants available please visit the website.
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