Editor: While TrustMark accreditation is vitally important in establishing consumer confidence in the tradespeople retrofitting homes (‘RIBA responds to £2bn Green Homes Grants’, a more pressing need might first be increasing the size of our nation’s energy workforce.
Government funding could generate thousands of jobs at a critical time and create the market conditions for a green recovery from lockdown.
As RIBA president Alan Jones points out, it is great to see the government set out more details on the Green Homes Grant scheme. By funding up to 66% of home improvements to help cut energy bills in more than 600,000 homes, the scheme will be vitally important in helping households become more energy-efficient.
While rules for TrustMark accreditation for tradesmen involved in the scheme will be fundamental in establishing confidence in the people entering consumer’s homes, what is most important is that infrastructure funding will create the market conditions for businesses, councils and investors to deliver a green recovery from lockdown.
The government’s green stimulus packages will help create thousands of jobs in the post-Covid-19 recovery. Schemes such as the Green Homes Grant or Heat Networks Investment Project, which Triple Point is partnering with BEIS to deliver, are time-limited. Their success will depend on funding being deployed quickly and decisively – especially as the goal is to save money, cut carbon and create jobs while meeting the UK’s net zero carbon commitment.
Ken Hunnisett, project director, Triple Point Heat Networks Investment Management
Editor: While TrustMark accreditation is vitally important in establishing consumer confidence in the tradespeople retrofitting homes (‘RIBA responds to £2bn Green Homes Grants’, a more pressing need might first be increasing the size of our nation’s energy workforce.
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