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2020-08-12 | |
发布年 | 2020 |
语种 | 英语 |
国家 | 英国 |
领域 | 气候变化 ; 资源环境 |
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Press release
Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvementsAlok Sharma calls on tradespeople to register to offer home improvement services under the new Green Homes Grant scheme. ![]() Mr Sharma’s call to companies came as he visited Instagroup in Wokingham, where he saw how people there can use their expert skills to make homes more energy efficient. Business Secretary Alok Sharma today (Wednesday 12 August) urged tradespeople across England to step forward and sign up to be able to offer services through the government’s new Green Homes Grants scheme – as over 1,000 businesses across the country have already applied to do so far. The £2 billion Green Homes Grant Scheme will see the government fund up to two-thirds of the cost of home improvements up to £10,000 to make over 600,000 homes across the country more energy efficient, supporting over 100,000 jobs in green construction, cutting carbon emissions and helping people save money on their energy bills. The scheme will cover green home improvements ranging from insulation of walls, floors and roofs, to the installation double or triple glazing when replacing single glazing, and low-carbon heating like heat pumps or solar thermal - measures that could help families save up to £600 a year on their energy bills. To take part and offer their services through the scheme, all tradespeople must register with TrustMark. Where tradespeople are installing energy efficiency measures, they must also be certified to installation standards. To install low carbon heat measures, tradespeople must be TrustMark registered and certified through the Microgeneration Certification Scheme for the relevant heating technology. Anyone wishing to do so can simply register with TrustMark via their website, with accreditation taking as few as 5 working days for those who already have membership of a recognised trade body such as the Federation of Master Builders, the Cavity Insulation Guarantee Agency and Building Engineering Services Association, or who are already certified under the Microgeneration Certification Scheme. Business and Energy Secretary Alok Sharma said:
Brian Berry, Chief Executive of the Federation of Master Builders (FMB), said:
Simon Ayers, chief executive of TrustMark said:
The Business Secretary also spoke today to organisations including Certass, the Microgeneration Certification Scheme, the National Inspection Council for Electrical Installation Contracting, Federation of Master Builders, and National Association of Professional Inspectors and Testers who will be encouraging their members to sign up to the TrustMark and get certified to the relevant standards so they can complete work paid in part through the Green Homes Grant. Notes to editorsInstallers must meet Publicly Available Specification Standards to install energy efficiency measures. All work under the Green Homes Grants will need to be to Publicly Available Standard (PAS) 2030: 17; however installers can also be registered to PAS 2030: 2019.
Published 12 August 2020
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来源平台 | Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy |
文献类型 | 新闻 |
条目标识符 | http://119.78.100.173/C666/handle/2XK7JSWQ/287284 |
专题 | 气候变化 资源环境科学 |
推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | admin. Businesses urged to sign up to offer green homes improvements. 2020. |
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