§  Compliance with environmental requirements from occupiers, planners, development

          agencies, and developers

      §  Easier planning permit by demonstrating sustainability credentials to planning authorities

      §  Providing a methodical tool for benchmarking buildings

      §  Improved image and added real-estate value to the construction

      §  Possibility of achieving higher rental incomes

      §  Higher building efficiency translating into lower running costs

      §  Healthier and safer place for people to work and live

      §  Meeting the requirements of the Housing Corporation and English Partnerships

      §  Pre-empting future regulation: EU Directive on Energy Performance of Buildings and

          UK Building Regulations 2005

      > BREEAM 

      > Code for Sustainable Homes

      > EcoHomes

              9 NHER SAP assessments for EcoHomes

Households in fuel poverty are defined as having to spend 10% or more of their income on heating their homes, and number some 6.8 million in the UK.

Fuel poverty results from factors such as inefficient heating equipment and low household income.

Cold related illnesses cost the National Health System an estimated £1 billion per year in treatment, and are responsible for the deaths of some 22,700 older people.