'Flexibility is not optional': Centre for Net Zero and Energy Systems Catapult call for new 'Smart Building Rating'

Stuart Stone
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Proposed energy flexibility building metric backed by Chris Skidmore and coalition of industry groups, including UKGBC, RICS, E3G, Nesta, and Energy Savings Trust

The Centre for Net Zero and the Energy Systems Catapult have called on the government to consult on the introduction of a 'Smart Building Rating' to operate alongside a reformed Energy Performance Certificate...

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