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Manchester City Council asks for green residential property support
Residential property could become even greener if the government increases its support, it has been suggested.
Manchester City Council's executive member for the environment Nigel Murphy said homeowners need to be offered incentives to bolster the energy efficiency of their property.
"The start we have made in supporting homeowners and landlords to implement energy-saving measures to reduce their fuel bills and carbon emissions is going to have to move to a whole new scale," he stated at the Greenbuild Expo 2010.
People considering taking out a residential mortgage to purchase a new home were told retrofitting work on existing homes can save money, as well as creating new jobs.
Under government plans, all new homes are expected to be at least carbon neutral by 2020, although Mr Murphy pointed out most residential property in ten years' time will be existing - and potentially inefficient - buildings.
Last November, Manchester City Council announced plans to save more than 350,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by 2020 through a retrofitting residential property programme.
Posted by Darren Purse
Manchester City Council's executive member for the environment Nigel Murphy said homeowners need to be offered incentives to bolster the energy efficiency of their property.
"The start we have made in supporting homeowners and landlords to implement energy-saving measures to reduce their fuel bills and carbon emissions is going to have to move to a whole new scale," he stated at the Greenbuild Expo 2010.
People considering taking out a residential mortgage to purchase a new home were told retrofitting work on existing homes can save money, as well as creating new jobs.
Under government plans, all new homes are expected to be at least carbon neutral by 2020, although Mr Murphy pointed out most residential property in ten years' time will be existing - and potentially inefficient - buildings.
Last November, Manchester City Council announced plans to save more than 350,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide a year by 2020 through a retrofitting residential property programme.
Posted by Darren Purse
Tue, 1st Jun 2010