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Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing: peer review
Peer review scrutinising the example dwellings in the Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing consultation document.
Glossary
| DECC | Department of Energy and Climate Change | |
|---|---|---|
| CERO | Carbon Emissions Reduction Obligation | Part of the ECO focused on solid wall insulation and hard-to-treat cavity wall insulation measures |
| ECO | Energy Companies Obligation | Obligation on energy companies to fund energy efficiency measures |
| EE | Energy Efficiency Rating (or SAP rating) | Dwelling energy costs associated with space & water heating, ventilation and lighting. |
| EE Band | Band between G (poor) and A (Good) based on the SAP score | |
| EESSH | Energy Efficiency Standard for Social Housing | Proposed standard related to energy efficiency |
| EI | Environmental Impact Rating | Dwelling carbon dioxide (CO 2) emissions associated with space & water heating, ventilation and lighting. |
| EI band | Band between G (poor) and A (Good) based on the SAP score | |
| EPC | Energy Performance Certificate | Provides an illustration of the energy efficiency of a building based on standard assertions for occupation and use. |
| FIT | Feed in Tariff | Payment for renewable electricity generation paid by energy companies |
| HTT | Harder-to-treat | A property where more complicated or expensive measures are needed |
| In-situ | Onsite testing | Used to determine actual rather estimated U-values |
| NHER | National Home Energy Rating | Variant of RdSAP with additional variables |
| RdSAP | Reduced data Standard Assessment Procedure | RdSAP was introduced in 2005 as a lower cost method of assessing the performance of existing dwellings to produce an EPC. |
| RHI | Renewable Heat Incentive | Subsidy for renewable heat generation paid by UK government |
| RSL | Registered Social Landlord | Housing Associations and Co-ops |
| SAP | Standard Assessment Procedure | The methodology used by the Department of Energy & Climate Change ( DECC) to assess and compare the energy and environmental performance of dwellings |
| SHQS | Scottish Housing Quality Standard | A minimum standard for social housing to be met by 2015 which also includes an energy efficiency criterion |
| SPONS | Reference for prices and costs of measures (for example, used by Quantity Surveyors). | |
| SWI | Solid Wall Insulation | Either external or internal insulation |
| U-value | Is a measure of heat loss by conduction through the building fabric and is measured in W/m²K. The lower the value, the more resistant the fabric will be to heat loss. |
Contact
Email: Agnes Meany
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