High administration costs involved in the Code for Sustainable Homes are stopping construction workers such as concrete tool users from taking advantage of energy efficient options, industry affairs director at the Construction Products Association John Tebbit has said.
Speaking at the Sustainability Now event, Mr Tebbit called for the energy efficiency legislation to be made clearer and simpler with all involved departments working together toward the same common goal, citing a lack of consistency in policy as an obstacle.
The Carbon Reduction Commitment Energy Efficiency Scheme (CRC EES) was introduced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change and aims to reduce carbon emissions. Participants installing low-carbon electricity generators are paid per unit of electricity they produce.
Mr Tebbit commented that the initiative was seen as overly bureaucratic and, while the Code for Sustainable Homes has been vital in planning which construction products will be most important in the future, the administrative costs are "unbelievably burdensome".
Posted by Jonathan Gordon.
