Insulate Magazine Issue 13

The only independent insulation industry trade magazine
Insulate Columnist
Insulating Our Nation's Homes
Neil Marshall, Chief Executive, National Insulation Association (NIA)
Household Energy Efficiency Statistics published by Government last week identified that whilst there
has been considerable progress in insulating homes across Great Britain there is
still allot more to be done.
The figures identified that nearly 16 million homes in the
UK have only 125mm or less of existing loft insulation
compared to the current standard of 270mm. These
properties would certainly benefit from topping up.
There are still over 5 million homes with cavity walls that
are not insulated andvonly 718,000 which equates to just
8% of the 8.5 million homes with solid walls have been
insulatedvto date.
It is important therefore that Government continues to focus
efforts on building fabric insulation measures in the
new Energy Company Obligation which is due in 2018.
They need to continue towork with industry and
consumers in identifying ways to increase the uptake of
insulation among householders. To this end, the Department
for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy recently
issued a call for evidence “Building a Market for Energy
Efficiency” and the NIA will be responding to this with
our thoughts on a number of important areas including;
raising consumer awareness of the benefits of insulation,
targeted consumer incentives, standards and regulations
and attractive payment options.
For more information about the National Insulation
Association (NIA) contact
Meava.robson@nia-uk.org
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