Sustainable Biz Magazine A4 March 2023 - Flipbook - Page 34
Making Hertfordshire
more energy efficient
n the first of a series of articles,
Helen Pollock, Clean Growth
Manager, Hertfordshire LEP,
explains what retrofit means and how
businesses and residents can benefit.
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Our homes are one of the biggest
offenders when it comes to energy
consumption – using around 35%
of all energy in the UK and emitting
a fifth of carbon dioxide emissions.
Taking measures now to fix our
draughty homes would put the UK
on track to meet its climate change
targets, creating up to half a million
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new jobs and improving the nation’s
energy security.
So what would a green recovery look
like and how could Hertfordshire
residents and businesses benefit?
Retrofit is a word that’s being used
more and more often, especially
when people are talking about how
to reduce energy usage and the
carbon footprint of our homes and
commercial premises. This term
simply refers to the process of
making changes to existing buildings
so that energy consumption and
emissions are reduced. These
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"Taking measures now to fix
our draughty homes would
put the UK on track to meet its
climate change targets, creating
up to half a million new jobs
and improving the nation’s
energy security"
changes also provide the benefit of
a more comfortable, healthier living
environment with lower fuel bills,
giving home-owners more disposable
income.