2006-12-19
The Decent Homes Standard, with many successes to date, was set up to provide decent facilities and a reasonable state of repair for the countries’ social housing, including vital improvements in energy efficiency and thermal comfort.
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| Richard Scott of AEP Ltd |
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Applied Energy, is joining with 'Help the Aged' in calling for continued
government investment in the 2007 Comprehensive Spending review. One million
houses are still falling short of the standard – according to the Construction
Products Association – and continued investment is required if they are to be
brought up to an acceptable level of warmth and efficiency.
It is widely accepted that non-decent homes are much less energy efficient
and therefore more expensive to run, as well as compromising the efforts to
reduce the devastating impact of climate change.
In an effort to assist everyone involved in understanding the obligations and
implications of the standard, Applied Energy launched a website, well over a
year ago to help – www.decenthomesstandard.co.uk
which has become a leading source of information on the standard. It offers CPD
accredited presentations and on-line tutorials. Successful completion of the
tutorial allows users to print out a CPD certificate.
Most popular are the comprehensive downloads from the companys INSIGHT series
of publications, which break the standard down into three easy-to-understand
booklets.
Series A of the publication introduces the decent homes standard and stock
options for local authorities, Arms Length Management Organisations (ALMO's) and
the Private Finance Initiatives (PFI) including Stock Transfer.
The second INSIGHT publication focuses on defining the minimum standard for
housing and creating a reasonable state of repair. And finally, the third
publication concentrates on the key issues for generating 'reasonably modern
facilities and services with a reasonable degree of thermal comfort' as defined
by the standard.
Commenting for Applied Energy, Richard Scott said, “The government wants 3.6
million homes to reach the standard by 2010 and many local authorities are on
target to achieve this. However, many are lagging behind, on what is a
legal obligation to improve their social housing stock.
“Applied Energy, through its Creda, Redring and Xpelair brands has helped
local authorities, housing associations and ALMO's up and down the country to
achieve the standard, and we stand ready to assist with the acceleration of
activity required to meet the governments own targets, with advice borne of
experience, design services and simple cost effective product solutions.”
For more information on the Decent Homes Standard visit www.decenthomesstandard.co.uk
and download all three of the company’s series of INSIGHT publications.
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Source: AEP Marketing Dept. |
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