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The Existing Homes Alliance | Scotland

campaigning for the transformation of Scotland's existing housing stock

Call to double funding for warm homes in Scottish Budget 2020/21

4 February 2020

The Existing Homes Alliance has called for a doubling of funding for warm homes in the Scottish Budget for 2020/21 to respond to the climate emergency and tackle fuel poverty. To support this call, the Alliance recently issued two new briefings to spell out the many benefits of energy efficient homes and to illustrate how … [Continue Reading]

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Energy efficiency, fuel poverty and the Scottish Budget 2020-21

11 November 2019

To ensure that the energy performance of Scotland homes is improved at the pace and scale (through energy efficiency improvements and heat decarbonisation) required to meet the Scottish Government’s new targets on fuel poverty and climate change the Existing Homes Alliance Scotland calls for a doubling of investment, from the current budget of around £119 … [Continue Reading]

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Alliance sets out pathway to zero carbon homes by 2045

5 September 2019

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland published a report on 5 September 2019 setting out a credible pathway to making all homes in Scotland zero carbon by 2045. It highlights the need for immediate action and a doubling of investment to improve the energy efficiency and heating of our homes at the pace and scale required … [Continue Reading]

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Accelerating the pace of delivery – Energy Efficient Scotland

18 June 2019

The Existing Homes Alliance consultation response makes the case that given the climate emergency and commitment to emission reduction targets of 70% by 2030, 90% by 2040 and net zero by 2045, the pace of delivery for Energy Efficient Scotland must be accelerated. We provide an alternative credible pathway to achieve EPC band C or … [Continue Reading]

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Alliance Submission to Call for Evidence on Low Carbon Heat in Off-Gas Buildings

18 June 2019

The Existing Homes Alliance is calling for a coherent approach coherent approach to meeting higher energy performance standards in homes aligned with Scotland’s over-arching target of net-zero emissions by 2045. Therefore, we support the focus on off-gas buildings, where ‘low regrets’ energy efficiency and low carbon heat measures (both individual and networks) must be taken … [Continue Reading]

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10 Key Recommendations

1 The Energy Efficient Scotland Programme, the cornerstone of the National Infrastructure Priority for energy efficiency, should have a statutory underpinning, including a target for the vast majority of housing (where technically feasible and appropriate) to reach the Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) band C by 2030.

2 The introduction of new regulation and planning controls, backed by market incentives, to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes.

3 Scotland-wide area-based schemes to deliver retrofit of existing homes, neighbourhood by neighbourhood, street by street, alongside a national, demand led programme.

4 A range of financial incentives to encourage investment in energy efficiency and micro-generation.

5 New service offerings, products and packages for retrofit.

6 Better information on household energy use and its carbon emissions for consumers.

7 Better energy performance data on existing housing.

8 Reliable quality control and up-skilling on low and zero-carbon technologies.

9 A major programme to catalogue and showcase existing and ongoing exemplar low energy refurbishments.

10 Maximise use of devolved powers and influence UK policy to improve energy efficiency.

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About us

The Existing Homes Alliance Scotland is a coalition calling for urgent action to transform Scotland's existing housing stock and make it fit for the 21st century. Too many of Scotland's homes are in a poor condition meaning unnecessarily high fuel use.

We gratefully acknowledge funding support from the William Grant Foundation.

Recent Updates

  • Alliance welcomes ambitious climate plan but awaits detail on delivery
  • Calls for doubling of funding as latest statistics show a quarter of households still living in fuel poverty
  • Warm homes and the Scottish Budget 2021/22

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Join our campaign to ensure there are no households in Scotland living in a hard-to-heat, draughty home by 2030. We urge the Scottish Government to use the once in a generation opportunity of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme and the Fuel Poverty Bill to transform Scotland’s homes for the better, put an end to fuel poverty and seize the opportunities of a low carbon future.

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