Earth Notes: General Bibliography (CCC2020buildings)

• [CCC2020buildings] UK Climate Change Committee The Sixth Carbon Budget: Buildings (accessed 2023-02-13), UK Climate Change Committee, 2020 (report) (BibTeX).
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  [Quote: "Hot water temperature: For the majority of our scenarios we assume a constant 60°C hot water temperature in existing homes. In our Widespread Engagement scenario, we assume a 50°C water temperature in homes with heat pumps, with allowance for a daily legionella cycle of one-hour duration." Table M3.1 claims most domestic boilers / heat sources have 15Y lifetime (inluding gas boiler and ASHP), but GSHP 20Y. Quote: "Northern Ireland sees a faster decarbonisation pathway as a result of the higher proportion of homes off the gas grid." Quote: "Changes in the UK's climate will impact on the energy demand of buildings between now and 2050. ... We assume that increasing winter temperatures result in reduced demand for heating. Based on the average from an ensemble of UK regional climate projections, we assume that increases in average winter temperatures to 2030 result in a 6.6% reduction in heat demand. ... We assume that increasing summer temperatures result in additional demand for cooling. We allow for an additional energy demand of 5TWh annually by 2050." Quote: "Given boiler lifetimes of around 15 years, we have looked at phasing out the installation of fossil fuel boilers, in advance of 2035. We adopt a central date of 2033 for gas boilers across buildings, with public buildings moving faster..." Quote: "2028: No dwellings can be sold unless they meet the minimum [EPC C] standard." Quote: "Energy efficiency and behavioural measures in our Balanced Pathway deliver a 12% reduction in heat demand to 2050 (compared to a 22% reduction in our Tailwinds scenario)." Quote: "Recently published evidence from BEIS suggests that the labour costs for installing an air source heat pump are roughly double those for a conventional gas boiler, with the costs being around three times higher for a ground source heat pump." Quote: "... electrification is of primary strategic importance for Net Zero..." ]