Counting the Cost of the Changes to ECO
The following article was written by Parity’s BusinessDevelopment Manager, Richard Griffiths, for Housing Association Building and Maintenance magazine, and is reproduced here with their kind...
View ArticleMinimum standards for private rented homes
Today we’ve seen the news emerge that the long-awaited regulations imposing minimum standards for private rented homes have been laid in parliament. The regulations are much as expected, specifying...
View ArticleParity Staff Discuss our Cycle to Work Scheme
At Parity we always try our best to practice what we preach. That’s why just under a year ago we launched our own cycle to work scheme. Unlike the cycle to work schemes provided by some employers as...
View ArticleSome thoughts on low energy retrofit this autumn
Now that we’re officially into autumn, it’s fast approaching that time of year again when many of us (myself included) start thinking about how soon is ‘too soon’ to stick the heating on. Having spent...
View ArticleA review of ‘Solid Wall Insulation: Unlocking Demand and Driving up...
One key area of retrofit that we are repeatedly asked about by Home Energy Masterplan clients is solid wall insulation (SWI). This isn’t surprising when you consider that there are over 8 million homes...
View ArticleSmarter investment for housing associations – CROHM vs EPC recommendations
If you are looking for a way to improve the energy efficiency of your worst performing stock then you might turn to your EPC certificate for recommendations. However, Parity have shown impressive...
View ArticleTackling cold homes: a national infrastructure priority?
Rather appropriately on Cold Homes Week ministers have been told that reducing the number of cold, leaky houses in the UK should be made a national infrastructure priority. It seems there is now...
View ArticleThe Home Front in the Climate Emergency
The Home Front in the Climate Emergency This week Parliament has declared a Climate Emergency, the Committee on Climate Change has reassessed the UK’s carbon targets down to net zero, and Greenpeace...
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