On EPC energy efficiency standards and heat pumps: Is there a bigger issue at play?

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The UK needs more focus on short-term energy efficiency measures which can cut the costs of energy-hungry heating systems, writes Andrew Parkin from the Property Energy Professionals Association (PEPA)

A lot has been said recently about the fact that EPCs do not currently recommend the installation of a heat pump. There is a very good reason for this. EPCs are designed to recommend to stakeholders the...

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