Introducing energy descent into newbuild
Dirk (host), Nick Rouse, Chris Rowlands, Jill Bateman, Janet Mortimer, Tony Sharp
Agitate with the council, every planning application to include an energy audit.
New buildings have to comply with Document L.
Developers argue it’s more expensive and first time buyers can’t afford it.
Could LDC set targets that are more stringent than the national?
If you make it too strict the developers will just appeal.
Building more houses is like building more roads to ease congestion.
Pinwell Road development as a model for local developers. Keep in touch with DBB and ME to support a positive carbon development there.
You can feed energy back into the grid but what’s not automatic is that you get paid for it; you have to put a meter in.
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