Energy crisis: ‘My energy efficient home didn’t keep my family warm’
Home energy assessors find “performance gaps” in some homes – as COP27 focuses on cutting emissions. …
With world leaders at the COP27 climate summit, the focus is back on how countries can cut carbon emissions. Since 2008 all homes have needed an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) when they’re built, sold or rented, but a firm training EPC assessors says they need redesigning, while some homeowners have found their newly-built houses aren’t delivering the high EPC ratings promised.