Introduction

Professor Malcolm Grant, Provost of UCL and Chair of the Shadow Board of Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainability

The Prime Minister launched the concept of the Institute and a sister institute in Shanghai when he was in China in early 2008. The Institute is a centre of excellence for independent sustainability research, demonstration and knowledge dissemination. It brings together world-leading experts from academia and business to conduct collaborative research to create a better environment for our future.

We have recently incorporated as a company and registered with the Charity Commission. We have strong financial backing with commitments of £12m revenue and £14m of capital over the next three years. With funding for Institute supported research and demonstration projects on top of this, we are in an excellent position to ... read more »

The Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainability is an independent charitable company, majority private sector controlled, set up to promote sustainability research, demonstration and knowledge dissemination. It is made up of a collaboration of world class commercial and academic partners and has strong links with a sister institute in Shanghai. It is focused initially within the Thames Gateway – Europe‘s largest regeneration area and home to many of the UK‘s development needs and opportunities.

The Institute‘s core activities are establishing close-to-market, collaborative research and demonstration projects and ... read more »

The concept for an Institute for Sustainability in the Thames Gateway originated from work by three members of the board to deliver a model for eco-cities in China.

Arup, HSBC and Sustainable Development Capital identified the need for a research facility to capture and disseminate learning on sustainability and to attract environmental technology businesses.

Turning their attention to the Thames Gateway, they identified an ideal opportunity... read more »

Housing in the UK accounts for 27% of carbon emissions. With an estimated 80% of existing homes expected to still be in use by 2050 it‘s clear that existing buildings represent a key part of the overall emissions challenge – and it needs to be tackled urgently.

The Institute and its partners have highlighted this challenge to the government over the past year and developed a three–phase retrofitting initiative in the Thames Gateway.

This project involves the development and demonstration of practical,
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