Publication - Impact assessment

New Build Heat Standard 2024: fairer Scotland duty assessment

Published: 9 June 2023
Directorate: Energy and Climate Change Directorate
Topic: Building, planning and design, Business, industry and innovation, Energy, +3 more … Environment and climate change, Housing, Programme for Government
ISBN: 9781805257219

Fairer Scotland duty assessment for the New Build Heat Standard looking into the socio-economic impact of moving forward with zero direct emissions heating systems in all new buildings and in helping reduce inequalities in Scotland.

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21. Directive 2010/31/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 May 2010 on the energy performance of buildings (recast) (legislation.gov.uk)

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