Save Energy and Money by Installing Insulation
By Neil Marshall, Chief Executive, National Insulation Association
With homes producing over a quarter of the UK’s carbon emissions, the onus on reducing their carbon footprint has never been greater for householders.
The way a building is constructed, insulated, ventilated and the type of fuel used, all contribute to its carbon emissions. A worrying fact is that, for over half of all homes in the UK, a significant proportion of the money spent on energy is literally being thrown out of the window as a result of inadequate levels of insulation, with around 50% of the heat being lost through the roof and walls.
The National Insulation Association (NIA) is a not for profit organisation representing over 90% of the home insulation industry in the UK. As a membership organisation, it actively supports the Government’s accelerated programme for insulation that aims to raise awareness not only of the amount of heat lost through inadequate insulation, but also the amount of money that householders can save.
At the NIA’s annual conference in December 2010, the Minister for Climate Change, Gregory Barker MP, stated that homes and businesses combined currently waste up to £6 billion in unnecessary energy costs each year and that to transform the energy efficiency right across the country, insulation is key.
The Government has set out plans to meet both the overall 2020 carbon goal, and interim commitment to ensure that by 2015, every household will have installed loft and cavity wall insulation where practical.
The NIA states that there are currently around10 million cavity walls and 13 million lofts that require insulation. Research carried out by the NIA also shows that over half of the people in the UK do not realise just how much heat is lost through uninsulated cavity walls and roofs.
Neil Marshall, NIA Chief Executive, commented: “Meeting the Government’s targets may be challenging but they are achievable. What is needed is a co-ordinated delivery plan, adequate levels of funding, a dedicated insulation programme and a major government-backed awareness campaign.” Marshall added: “The cost of insulating the loft and cavity walls is relatively modest at around £500 including a subsidy under the Carbon Emissions Reduction Target (CERT) programme and will save the average home around
£265 per year in energy costs making a pay back period of just two years!”
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