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Analysis Of The Energy Inefficiency Of A Brick Three Storey Terraced Town House Built Around 1880

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Contents
Introduction
Fuel Poverty
Sustainability and Global Warming Requirements
UK Climate Change Act (2008) Key Provisions
Energy Act 2011
The Reasons Behind Britain’s Inefficient Homes
The Green Deal Process
Section 2- Upgrading to an E rating Introduction
This report is an analysis of the energy inefficiency of a brick three storey terraced town house built around 1880 circa, and how the dwellings can be made efficient to meet required targets of 114MtCO2 by 2020 and also to comply with the Energy Act 2011 for the private rented sector
The UK has some of the oldest building stock in Europe. Therefore the buildings are poorly insulated which results in the heat leaking out and letting draught in. These buildings are accountable …show more content…

Figure 1 (Department of Energy & Climate Change, 2014)
Sustainability and Global Warming Requirements
The inefficient homes in the UK have catastrophic effects on global warming. The UK needs to become more energy efficient as at the moment it emits a large amount of greenhouse gases which risk dangerous climate change. The retrofitting of the brick three storey terraced town house is necessary in order to comply with the legislations set out by parliament in the UK Climate Change Act (2008) or if the house falls under the private rented sector it must comply with the Energy Act 2011.
UK Climate Change Act (2008)
This legislation an act of parliament came into act in 2008. The legislation creates a legally binding commitment to reduce the UK’s green house gas emissions drastically by 80% by 2050, and by 34% by 2020. These reductions are contrary to the 1990 emissions. Currently less than 200,000 properties are built every year. In order to rebuild the inefficient homes it would take approximately 120 years, which is not viable in order to reduce carbon emissions by 2050. Therefore the existing stock would need to be retrofitted to improve its energy

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