BEGINS the event blurb: “Scottish Housing Day is back for a sixth year, continuing to highlight challenges and achievements across the housing sector.
“As the world’s attention will be on Glasgow for the UN’s climate conference COP26 in November, this year we will be focussing on housing and the climate emergency.
“Around 15 per cent of Scotland’s carbon emissions are related to the way we heat our homes. The Scottish Government has introduced ambitious targets to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2045 and has committed that, from 2024, gas boilers will no longer be installed in new homes. “