Green housing must be addressed

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by Kay Murchie

In addition to issues such as affordable housing and stamp duty, the government needs to actively encourage green housing measures in the UK property market.

The National Insulation Association (NIA) has been in favour of some of the new schemes that the government has introduced such as improving the energy efficiency of UK households. The NIA claimed that such methods are likely to be noticed by those who are already environmentally aware. The government recently launched the online CO2 calculator but they need to follow it up by encouraging people to visit the website.

The Chartered Institute of Housing (CIH) stated that over a quarter of all UK CO2 emissions come from homes. The organisation is also urging the government to launch financial incentives, in particular, eco-friendly housing should be made cheaper.