{"id":29624,"date":"2021-04-06T16:10:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-06T15:10:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29624"},"modified":"2021-04-05T18:11:25","modified_gmt":"2021-04-05T17:11:25","slug":"ihbcs-heritage-signpost-new-heritage-counts-research-issued-know-your-home-know-your-carbon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=29624","title":{"rendered":"IHBC\u2019s Heritage signpost: New \u2018Heritage Counts\u2019 Research issued \u2013 \u2018Know your Home, know your carbon\u2026\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>The new Heritage Counts report ‘Know your home, know your carbon: reducing carbon emissions in traditional homes<\/a>‘ was launched at England\u2019s recent Heritage Day, which noted that \u2018Carefully retrofitting our historic homes could save up to 84% in carbon emissions\u2019.<\/h3>\n

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\u2026<\/strong> England has one of the oldest building stocks in Europe\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

\u2026 value of good custodianship, small behaviour changes and the need to recycle\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n

IM.3 writes:<\/p>\n

Carefully retrofitting our historic homes could save up to 84% in carbon emissions, according to a report published by Historic England on behalf of the Historic Environment Forum.<\/p>\n

As England has one of the oldest building stocks in Europe, with a fifth of all homes over a century old, the group of leading heritage organisations highlight the\u00a0need to reduce the carbon emissions from these structures. But they note this\u00a0is a complex process as every building is different and how they function is affected by a range of elements, from size and number of occupants, to the impact of regional weather patterns.<\/p>\n

New research in this year\u2019s\u00a0Heritage Counts<\/em>\u00a0report shows that when comparing a traditional terraced home in North West England with an identical property in the South East, there is a 17.6% increase in heating needs for\u00a0the North West home, which results in a 13.8% increase in total CO2<\/sub>\u00a0emissions.<\/p>\n

The publication notes\u00a0the value of good custodianship, small behaviour changes and the need to recycle and reuse buildings to reduce carbon emissions.<\/p>\n

Modelled examples show that careful\u00a0retrofitting\u00a0can reduce emissions\u00a0by up to 84% in a detached Victorian home, 62% in a Georgian terrace, 58% in a 1900s terrace, 56% in a Victorian semi-detached and 54% in a Victorian terrace.<\/p>\n

Duncan Wilson, Chief Executive of Historic England, adds,\u00a0‘Our buildings are important sources of embodied carbon, so we know we must reuse them, rather than demolish and rebuild. But as buildings are the third largest carbon emission producers in the UK, after transport and industry, we must also address their daily emissions. From small behavioural changes to larger energy efficiency improvements, this new research demonstrates that we can greatly reduce the carbon footprint of our precious historic homes, whilst maintaining what makes them special.’<\/p>\n

Read more….<\/a><\/p>\n

For background see Historic England<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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