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Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) detail the: "energy efficiency of a property, and includes recommendations for improving energy efficiency and reducing energy bills. An EPC is required when a property is constructed, sold or rented out to a new tenant." Scottish domestic EPC (DEPC) and non-domestic EPC (NDEPC) data is available for search and download from …
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Land Surface Temperature (LST) is: "how hot the surface of the Earth would feel to the touch in a particular location" A common source of LST data is Landsat 8 and its 30m x 30m resolution Band 10 Thermal Infrared Scanner (TIRS) imagery. Using this imagery for the settlement of Edinburgh from 06 June 2013 …
Storm Alex affected the United Kingdom on 03 and 04 October 2020 and that Saturday 03 October 2020 was the UK's wettest day on record since records began in 1891. According to the Met Office blog: "The rainfall was very widespread resulting in average rainfall across the entire UK of 31.7mm, or to put it …
In 2019, an estimated 613,000 Scottish households were in fuel poverty - 24.6% of all Scottish households. A household is in fuel poverty if: 1. After housing costs have been deducted, more than 10% of their net income is required to pay for their reasonable fuel needs. 2. After further adjustments are made to deduct …
Buildings currently account for ~20% of Scotland’s total greenhouse gas emissions. This means that heating systems in Scotland's buildings will need to be replaced over the next two decades if Scotland is to meet it's net zero emissions targets by 2045. This energy use and efficiency transformation is recognised by both the Scottish Energy Strategy …
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