A radical new way of funding energy efficiency and low carbon technology in our housing stock was today proposed by the UK Green Building Council. Last month the Government published an ambitious target for 7 million homes to have received a 'whole house' package of green refurbishment by 2020, saying it wanted to pilot a so-called 'Pay As You Save' scheme to help meet this target.
'Pay As You Save' describes a system in which the cost of energy efficiency and low carbon measures is paid for over a long period of time
