Patrick Daly highlights that the energy
refurbishment of our existing housing stock must become a
priority. Daly has undertaken a retrospective
DEAP case study assessment of an example house and its BER ratings, with staggering results.
The HARP database allows Building Energy Rating assessors to enter real performance data for heating appliances when calculating Building Energy Ratings rather than low default scores - but few renewable appliances are listed, and the industry appears confused and deterred by the application process. Lenny Antonelli investigates.