See TheGreenAge is action on the BBC One Show – demonstrating how to do a Green Deal Assessment.
Green homes jump in value
The cost for a typical three-bed terrace house will be £16,480, it said, based on calculations by TheGreenAge, an analyst. This can be paid for with a Green Deal loan, but DECC said costs can be reduced through a series of grants and cash-back schemes.
IT PAYS TO GO GREEN
Most new-build properties have an EPC rating of C or B, but few homes reach A status. James Alcock, at TheGreenAge, which offers energy efficiency home assessments, says: ‘It is relatively easy to boost your home from G to E or E to D with better heating and insulation. But it gets harder and more expensive to boost your rating once you reach C.
To get a rating of B or A you need to start producing your own electricity or hot water using solar PV, solar thermal or air-source heat pumps.’
This is money
James Alcock, at TheGreenAge, which offers energy efficiency home assessments, says: ‘It is relatively easy to boost your home from G to E or E to D with better heating and insulation. But it gets harder and more expensive to boost your rating once you reach C.
What to know before having a Green Deal assessment
Assessors like TheGreenAge.co.uk are independent – meaning they only assess and don’t have a hidden agenda to then carry out work needed. Check whether any companies you approach are independent and if not, what they specialise in is suitable for your property.
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Nicholas Miles, Director of Green Deal Assessment company, The green age Ltd, answers questions at Grand Designs Live about his experience of the Green Deal.
Department of Energy & Climate Change blog
The little behavioural things are so often overlooked, but they really do add up. In this blog I want to run through some of the typical pieces of advice we at TheGreenAge, offer at an assessment.
