Construction Digital Magazine August 2021 | Page 16

TIMELINE

KEY METRICS FOR BUILDINGS

IN THE CLIMATE CHANGE COMMITTEE PATHWAY TO

MEET THE SIXTH CARBON BUDGET

The path to Net Zero set out in the CCC ’ s advice sees substantial nearterm growth in the deployment of energy efficiency measures and heat pumps as two of four priority areas over the next decade , alongside the roll-out of low-carbon heat networks and hydrogen trials . “ We should not delay on heat pumps or low-carbon heat networks as viable solutions for most of the country ,” it states .
TPY = Thousand per year

2020

HEAT PUMP INSTALLATIONS ( TPY ):
LOFTS INSULATED ( TPY ):
CAVITY WALLS ( TPY ):
SOLID WALLS INSULATED
( TPY ):

Annual Change : 9 %

Value :

36

Annual Change : 26 %

Value :

32

Annual Change : -3 %

Value :

40

Annual Change : -22 %

Value :

10

16 August 2021