| Ecobuild last month was quite simply the biggest it | | | | advancedmeasures such as solid wall insulation or |
| has ever been with 40,000 visitors and an | | | | heat pumps alongside smart meters and |
| increase of 20% of exhibitors than the previous | | | | morebasic measures; |
| year. | | | | ● people living in rented accommodation will |
| During the 3 day exhibition, the Government | | | | enjoy higher levels of energy efficiency |
| launched its Home Energy Management Strategy, | | | | aslandlords – private and social – take |
| which included a commitment to primary legislation | | | | action to improve the fabric of properties; |
| to enable a Pay As Yous Save scheme. | | | | ● there will be wider take up of district heating |
| Home Energy Management Strategy states that | | | | in urban areas, such as in blocks of flats,in new |
| by 2020 the following will have happened: | | | | build and social housing, and in commercial and |
| ● every home where it is practical will have | | | | public sector buildings; and |
| loft and cavity wall insulation – an | | | | ● there will be a core of up to 65,000 people |
| ambitionintended to deliver on by 2015; | | | | employed in the new industry of energyefficiency, |
| ● every home in Britain will have a smart | | | | and potentially several times more down supply |
| meter and display to help them better | | | | chains. Jobs will includeinstalling and manufacturing |
| managetheir use of energy; | | | | energy saving measures or providing home |
| ● up to 7 million households will have had an | | | | energy advice. |
| eco-upgrade which would include | | | | |