{"id":3464,"date":"2011-12-06T16:03:35","date_gmt":"2011-12-06T16:03:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=3464"},"modified":"2011-12-06T16:03:35","modified_gmt":"2011-12-06T16:03:35","slug":"est-1-retrofit-a-minute-till-2050","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=3464","title":{"rendered":"EST: 1 retrofit a minute till 2050"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Energy Saving Trust (EST) research highlights scale of challenge for UK’s built environment, as it says Climate targets require ‘one building retrofitted every minute’ until 2050.<\/span><\/p>\n

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One building will have to be given a green makeover each minute from now until 2050 if the UK is to meet its emissions targets, according to new research illustrating the enormous renovation challenge facing the country.<\/p>\n

Retrofitting is of huge importance, as 45 per cent of UK emissions come from buildings and around 70 per cent of the buildings that exist today will still be standing in 2050, the report by the Centre for Low Carbon Futures and the Energy Saving Trust says.<\/p>\n

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The report acknowledges that government policies such as the Green Deal, Renewable Heat Incentive, and Carbon Reduction Commitment have encouraged some businesses and households to improve with the energy efficiency of their buildings, but argues that more urgency is needed if the UK is to achieve an 80 per cent cut in emissions by 2050.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Despite the best efforts to encourage households and industry to adopt low carbon solutions through regulation and incentive schemes, they are not achieving the step changes required,\u2019 said Jon Price, director of the Centre for Low Carbon Futures.<\/p>\n

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He added that the diversity of buildings across the UK and poor understanding of energy performance mean that extensive retrofit programmes cannot be \u2018one size fits all\u2019.<\/p>\n

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And the likely expense and rapidly shortening timeframe need to be properly researched and understood in order to \u2018get it right first time\u2019.<\/p>\n

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\u2018The opportunity is… twofold: to stimulate a robust business case for city-scale energy efficiency at the household, industry and transport levels by the removal of investment uncertainties; and the social case, with the necessary behavioural, training and capacity strengthening,\u2019 he said.\u00a0 \u2018By assessing energy efficiency at the city scale, we can make the necessary step changes.\u2019<\/p>\n

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At the same time, there needs to be fundamental changes to the building industry, including better training at all levels, as well as improved dissemination of knowledge and best practice, added Fraser Winterbottom, chief operating officer of the Energy Saving Trust.<\/p>\n

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\u2018We need upskilling in the trades, a commitment to integrating low-carbon technologies, and a deeper understanding of the levers that prompt householders into action on energy efficiency,\u2019 he said.<\/p>\n

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\u2018Most of all, tackling our housing stock has to be viewed collaboratively – a joining of knowledge, data and the on-the-ground hard work, and sharing of what succeeds, so it can be replicated for the biggest possible benefit.\u2019<\/p>\n

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For the Energy Saving Trust see<\/span>: LINK <\/a><\/p>\n

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