{"id":31953,"date":"2021-12-07T16:01:15","date_gmt":"2021-12-07T16:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsblogsnew.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31953"},"modified":"2021-12-04T16:24:17","modified_gmt":"2021-12-04T16:24:17","slug":"more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=31953","title":{"rendered":"More than \u00a31bn needed to make the UK\u2019s theatre buildings sustainable"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-24340\" src=\"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/10\/TheatresTrust_auditorium_251019.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"251\" \/>New research by leading consultancies AECOM, Avison Young, Bristow Consulting and Buro Happold for Theatres Trust has revealed the extent of the work needed to make the UK\u2019s theatre buildings sustainable.<\/h3>\n<h6><em>image: The Theatres Trust<\/em><\/h6>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2 style=\"padding-left: 40px;\"><em><span style=\"color: #800080;\">\u2026 this level of investment in 100 theatres would bring huge benefits, saving 6,500 tonnes of CO2 per year\u2026<\/span><\/em><\/h2>\n<p>The Theatres Trust writes:<\/p>\n<p>New research by leading consultancies AECOM, Avison Young, Bristow Consulting and Buro Happold for Theatres Trust has revealed the extent of the work needed to make the UK\u2019s theatre buildings sustainable. \u00a0Matching the current state of theatres against the costs of recent refurbishment projects, the research group has revealed that making a typical 600-seat theatre fully sustainable and accessible will cost \u00a311m. \u00a0Analysis of 100 representative UK theatres estimates that \u00a31.1bn is needed to make them sustainable and suitable for modern audiences.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrestrust.org.uk\/latest\/news\/1626-more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable?#_ftn1\" name=\"_ftnref1\"><sup>[1]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>However, the research shows that this level of investment in 100 theatres would bring huge benefits, saving 6,500 tonnes of CO2 per year \u2013 the equivalent of 9,700 return economy flights to New York\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrestrust.org.uk\/latest\/news\/1626-more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable?#_ftn2\" name=\"_ftnref2\"><sup>[2]<\/sup><\/a>\u00a0\u2013 as well as \u00a33.3m annual revenue savings for the UK\u2019s theatres \/ an average of \u00a333,000 per theatre.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrestrust.org.uk\/latest\/news\/1626-more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable?#_ftn3\" name=\"_ftnref3\"><sup>[3]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Finance is the major obstacle to theatres improving their building\u2019s carbon footprint. \u00a0In a separate survey 86% of theatres responding said it was a major challenge, with this figure rising to 92% in historic theatres. \u00a0As a result 24% of theatres have not made any green improvements to their buildings in the past 15 years and, of the 70% who had, only 20% had energy savings as the primary reason for refurbishment.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrestrust.org.uk\/latest\/news\/1626-more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable?#_ftn4\" name=\"_ftnref4\"><sup>[4]<\/sup><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The research was released at our conference Making Theatre Sustainable and coincided with the publication of the\u00a0<a title=\"Theatre Green Book Sustainable Buildings Volume\" href=\"https:\/\/theatregreenbook.com\/book-two-sustainable-buildings\/\">Theatre Green Book Sustainable Buildings Volume<\/a>&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theatrestrust.org.uk\/latest\/news\/1626-more-than-1bn-needed-to-make-the-uks-theatre-buildings-sustainable?\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New research by leading consultancies AECOM, Avison Young, Bristow Consulting and Buro Happold for Theatres Trust has revealed the extent of the work needed to make the UK\u2019s theatre buildings sustainable. image: The Theatres 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