If you are in UK and want to know if you can readily take advantage of improved housing deals, then you may want to consider the Green Deal. This is sure a scheme aimed at providing and improving energy efficiency housing for all. This is more particular in the area of home improvement. Take a look at more details concerning this deal initiated by the government:
The Green Deal, proposed by the Government, aims to improve energy efficiency of the UK’s building stock, reducing carbon emissions and supporting the UK’s 2050 emission reduction target. The scheme involves a whole house approach to energy efficiency improvements and the improvements made are paid back through the household energy bills, rather than a home improvement loan. The scheme is not only providing energy savings measures to homes and businesses across the UK, but it is also hoped that the scheme will generate new job opportunities for both the skilled and unskilled labour force. DECC (The Department of Energy and Climate Change) estimates that The Green Deal will create around about 60,000 new jobs, largely within the Assessor and Installer industries, but with a surge predicted in products associated with the scheme e.g. condensing boilers or double glazing units, job creation in manufacturing and trade merchants are also predicted. The Green Deal scheme covers a number of home improvement areas (or measures as they are referred to). The current list of 44 measures included within the scheme is listedhere. Products and materials will be required across all of these measures. Each measure will be required to meet minimum safety standards with only products approved for the scheme being used in improvement work. More information is expected prior to launch about the approved product list, with the British Standards Institution (BSI) developing product certification and offering Green Deal awareness training. To sign up for more information regarding accredited products visit the BSI webpage. How to get involved: For both installers and merchants, here’s the Green Deal Hub’s guide to how to prepare for the launch:
- Forge relationships with all of the providers. DECC have announced 22 official Green Deal providers, with more to be added, the current list of Providers can be found here.
- Many businesses are undertaking Assessor training in order to pick up leads for further work and products required (please note that all work completed under the scheme can only be undertaken by qualified and accredited Green Deal Installers).
- Merchants can helpfully aid the setting up of local Green Deal installer teams. Due to the schemes “whole house” approach, it’s vital that installers (ora group of Installers) can carry out all the work required to meet the delivery of a successfully installed Green Deal report.
- Visit The Green Deal Hub for more information about the Green Deal and how it can affect you, signing up to their regular newsletter, with more information on timings of the scheme, training required and to join a wider network of installers and product providers. Source
so,what do you think? Why not take the plunge now for a better home in the UK.
