North East Domestic Energy Forum

Since 1996 every UK local authority with housing responsibilities is required on an annual basis to to prepare, publish and submit to the Defra  an energy conservation report.  This purpose of this report is to report on progress made towards identifying and improving the energy efficiency of all residential accomodation  through practicable and cost-effective measures.  Thus the Home Energy Conservation Act (HECA)  develops an integrated approach between housing and energy efficiency strategies.

NEDEF, which is part of the UK Home Energy Conservation Association (UK HECA), is a network of local authority HECA officers in the North East.  Andy Stevenson is the Chair of the group which meets three times per year.