What is it about?
Improving insulation, making homes airtight, and introducing smart energy meters are all part of the government’s plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions - but what are the knock-on effects of these actions? Research Associate, Clive Shrubsole, explores some of the unintended consequences of the government's drive to improve housing in a new article in The Conversation.
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Why is it important?
Awarded Best Paper 2014 by Indoor and Built Environment This study (the first of its kind) considers the range and scope of unitneded consequences from current energy efficiency policy and suggests a possible process to prevent these, or at least take ownership of them.
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A huge amount of research went into this paper, which really revealed some clear facts of current policy. This was recognised as influential be the award of Best Paper 2014 by Indoor and Built Environment
Mr Clive Shrubsole
University College London
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This page is a summary of: 100 Unintended consequences of policies to improve the energy efficiency of the UK housing stock, Indoor and Built Environment, March 2014, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/1420326x14524586.
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