Within this article you will find copies of the documentation from the SFHA Energy Forums.
SFHA commissions TC Young to produce a briefing regarding smoke alarms in shared ownership, shared equity and factored properties.
You will find all the discussed documents and presentations here after each online forum.
SFHA response to Scottish Government consultation on the pace of delivery of the Energy Efficient Scotland programme.
The Fuel Poverty Bill has now passed through Stage Two and will now go before the Scottish Parliament for final amendment and approval through a Stage Three debate before the summer recess.
The parliamentary working group on tenements is to publish its final report in May. The Interim Report recommended that all mixed tenure tenements should have 5 yearly inspection reports on common parts, mandatory owners associations and a requirement for all owners to pay into a sinking fund for repairs and maintenance.
The Scottish Government has set new standards for fire and smoke alarms in existing homes to be met by February 2021. SFHA understands interest free loan funding will be available to housing associations to support the work and await confirmation of this.
SFHA says further ambition still required to eradicate fuel poverty.
Independent panel established to advise Scottish Government ministers on steps needed to ensure fair heat transition throughout Scotland
The project is designed to support the wider adoption of more sustainable transport.
Ahead of our Annual Conference, taking place on 14 and 15 June at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Glasgow, Bethan Proctor, Policy & External Affairs Manager at Community Housing Cymru, shared her thoughts on decarbonising housing across the UK and how we can inspire low carbon behaviours.
Mr Harvie heard how the ultra-low energy buildings require little energy use for heating or cooling which, in turn, helps address fuel poverty.
Link turned 60 at the beginning of April 2022
By Cassandra Dove, SFHA Research and Policy Lead.
Monday 6 June, Glasgow Science Centre, 08:30–13:00.
Staff from Wheatley were joined by community groups, school pupils and volunteers for environmental-based activities.
