Responding to the publication of the Government’s Energy Review, Stewart Baseley, Executive Chairman of the Home Builders Federation, says:
“Ensuring that new homes meet suitable environmental standards of performance is a vital part of combating climate change. The housing industry has already made great advances in recent years, with new homes today being on average 6 times more energy efficient than those built in 1900.”
“We stand ready to do more in future and are discussing with Government the best means of encouraging further cost-efficient and customer-friendly ways of advancing standards. However, the biggest energy efficiency gains of all that we can make from housing are those relating to the existing housing stock. If domestic emissions are to be seriously addressed, then the performance of the existing housing stock must be urgently tackled.”
Notes for Editors
The Home Builders Federation (HBF) is the principal trade federation for private sector home builders and voice of the home building industry in England and Wales. The HBF’s 300 member firms account for over 80% of all new homes built in England and Wales in any one year, and include companies of all sizes, ranging from multi-national, household names through regionally based businesses to small local companies. www.hbf.co.uk
The Government’s Energy Review was published on Tuesday 11th July:
http://www.dti.gov.uk/energy/review/index.html
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