Lead Articles

 This page contains all of the Lead Articles which have been included in Partnership eNews.

Residential Heat Summit
01.Jul.2009
The Residential Heat Summit hosted by the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes (EEPH) in June brought together all sides of the residential heating sector.

Review of the Partnership
07.Apr.2008
As another new financial year begins, the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes (EEPH) productivity level, measured in terms of the active involvement of its partners, looks like it should be the envy of government-sponsored forums everywhere.

Update on Energy Saving Recommended scheme
15.Feb.2008
The Energy Saving Recommended labelling scheme, operated by the Energy Saving Trust, has been successful in increasing the market share of more energy efficient products, from white goods to windows. Now the scheme is tackling the rapidly expanding consumer electronics market, which is about to go centre stage in the government¿s domestic energy saving campaign.

Hard to Treat Homes event Report
07.Dec.2007
More than one third of existing homes are classed as 'hard to treat' in terms of raising energy efficiency, a legacy that cannot be ignored if ambitious carbon reduction targets are to be met. An Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes' conference looked at how innovative solutions are being delivered and how government policies must be recast if such pioneering schemes are to have any sort of impact at national level.

The 28 day rule
05.Oct.2007
Ofgem has scrapped the consumer's 28-day cancellation rule, raising expectations of new energy efficiency packages from energy suppliers.

Energy Performance Certificates - An Update
10.May.2007
Energy Performance Certificates will be required for house lettings as well as sales from October 2008 in England and Wales, with some landlords concerned that their cost will not be justified by the benefits to tenants. Questions about how social housing providers will meet requirements have yet to be answered.

White Goods Seminar Article
01.May.2007
The energy savings made possible by improvements to domestic white goods have been impressive. Today's new washing machines use little more than half of the electricity used 20 years ago and just 40% of the water, while...

Accessing the Hard to Reach through Community Networks
14.Mar.2007
Using local community networks to access hard to reach households in fuel poverty is the latest big idea promoted by government departments. But how does it work in practice? The Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes held a seminar to find out.

Fuel Poverty in England - Schemes Receive Boost by Chancellor
19.Dec.2006
Integrated, area-based fuel poverty schemes were given a boost in the Chancellor's recent Pre-Budget Report. National Energy Action is hoping that a network of 50 Warm Zones will spring up across England as a result.

Fuel Poverty in Northern Ireland - Increasing Fuel Prices Overshadow Efficiency Gains
07.Dec.2006
The efforts of a well-established fuel poverty network in Northern Ireland, credited with raising the general energy efficiency level of local housing, have still been overtaken by rising fuel prices.

Fuel Poverty in Wales - Official Figures Expected to Confirm Escalating Problem this Winter
22.Nov.2006
Fuel poverty figures grabbing the headlines across Wales during October predicted an imminent crisis, as Welsh Assembly MPs seized on forecasts from the consumer watchdog Energywatch Wales that some 300,000 homes are heading into fuel poverty this winter.

Save your 20 per cent' : Europe sets out its energy efficiency action plan
31.Oct.2006
Apparently we have just sweltered through the longest and hottest UK summer on record - more evidence, it seems, of climate change. So the publication of the European Commission's energy efficiency action plan, Realising the Potential, which aims to reduce energy use in the EU by 20 per cent by 2020 and cut carbon emissions in an effort to slow climate change, couldn't come soon enough.

Energy Saving Trust Sustainable Energy Network Pilot: One Year On
29.Sep.2006
In response to the challenge laid down by the government's Energy White Paper, the Energy Saving Trust began piloting a network of Energy Saving Trust Advice Centres to implement a sustainable energy network approach in April 2005. This article provides an update on the progress of the Pilot.

Progress of the Health Housing and Fuel Poverty Forum
15.Sep.2006
The Health Housing and Fuel Poverty Forum is an initiative from the Partnership's Health Sub Group which was set up on behalf of the group by the UK Public Health Association in 2005, and funded to date by the Partnership. This article provides an update on the progress the Forum has made so far as well as details of activities going forward.

The Governments Energy Review
14.Jul.2006
The Government's Energy Review is not just about the nuclear option - a watershed in domestic energy efficiency is also on the agenda. This article provides a summary of the key points in the Review relating to energy efficiency.

Scottish Proposals for Implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive
07.Jul.2006
Following the publication by the Scottish Building Standards Agency of the proposals for implementation of the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive in Scotland, this article provides a summary of the proposals and their implcations for new, existing and rented homes.

Sustainable Schools Strategy:
21.Jun.2006
Last month the Department for Education and Skills launched a consultation on their Sustainable Schools Strategy, which is a National Framework recommending that schools embed sustainable development into all areas of school life; the curriculum, the campus and the community. This article provides a summary of the Strategy and highlights where energy efficiency fits into it.

EcoHomes XB Launched - Environmental assessment for existing homes
14.Jun.2006
BRE in partnership with the Housing Corporation launched EcoHome XB on Friday 9th June. EcoHomes XB is a new version of the EcoHomes environmental assessment and accreditation system designed for use with existing homes, rather than new ones.

The Health Housing & Safety Rating System - has the Government called time on hard to treat homes?
02.Jun.2006
The Housing Health & Safety Rating System (HHSRS) came into force in England on 6th April. The system brings the energy efficiency of homes into the realm of statutory housing 'fitness' for the first time and gives local authorities a powerful new assessment process that can be used to tackle poor energy standards in the private sector. This article looks at how the HHSRS works and it's potential impact on public and private sector landlords and their tenants.

Private Rented Sector Group Sets Out Objectives
28.Apr.2006
The way forward for raising energy efficiency in the private rented sector has been set out in a concise statement setting out the shared objectives of the interest groups represented in the Energy Efficiency Partnership for Homes' Private Rented Sector Sub-Group.

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