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Cutting Corners Costs More: Lessons From ECO4 For The Conservation Retrofit Sector
By Paul Trace, Director, Stella Rooflight - When the government launched its latest wave of retrofit initiatives, from the Energy Company Obligation (ECO4) to the Great British Insulation Scheme, the goal was admirable: improve the energy efficiency of the nation’s housing stock and accelerate progress towards net zero. Yet, the recently published audit findings paint a very different picture. According to data analysed by Refurb & Retrofit, an astonishing 92% of external wa


Delayed, Derailed And Devalued: Paul Trace at Stella Rooflight Discusses How The UK's Planning Crisis Is Undermining British Manufacturing
A recent Freedom of Information request to Cornwall Council has revealed an extraordinary case of planning delay -a single residential...


Building Resilience In Conservation Projects
Paul Trace, Director of Stella Rooflight explains why British-made rooflights are more critical than ever. For architects and...


Beyond the Replica
Paul Trace, Director of Stella Rooflight discusses why true conservation rooflights are more than just aesthetic. Specifying rooflights...
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