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	30 Eco-retrofit projects running Investing in business Partnership focus Financing retrofit regeneration

Welcome to the Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainability's second quarterly enewsletter

Introduction

Professor Malcolm Grant, Provost and President of UCL and Interim Chair of the Thames Gateway Institute for Sustainability

In this issue we will highlight some recent activity including the set up of an SME support programme, progress on our eco-retrofit programme, a workshop to identify ways of financing large scale retrofit and a profile of our partner Barking Riverside Ltd.

The response to our search for a permanent Board has been excellent. We will be announcing our high calibre line up in the next few weeks and look forward to working with them to shape our future agenda. I will step down as our Interim Chair, but will remain on the Board as a Trustee; we will be appointing an influential private sector figure as our new Chair.

Our membership is going from strength to strength. Recent new members include GE, IBM, Marks and Spencer... read more >>

Next steps


October	We appoint the design team for our new research centre at Dagenham Dock


November	We announce our Board of Trustees Our business engagement programme FLASH begins

	30 Eco-retrofit projects running
	A key research area for the Institute is exploring how the existing UK housing stock can be made more sustainable through the retrofitting of renewable energy systems, energy efficiency technologies and carbon reduction measures. The Institute has successfully supported the setting up of over 30 consortia which developed bids to secure Stage 1 funding from... read more >>

	Investing in business
	The change to a low carbon economy is going to be a challenge to all businesses and perhaps none more so than the construction industry. With 40% of carbon being produced in buildings and the cost of energy rising year on year, the demand for insulation and new energy technologies is set to rise. The Institute will... read more >>

	Partnership focus
	Barking Riverside Ltd – is a joint venture between the Homes and Communities Agency and Bellway. A challenging target has been set for the development with green roofs going on 40% of the new homes. Large scale installation of green roofs as part of a regeneration project has not been attempted in the UK previously... read more >>

	Financing retrofit regeneration
	July saw the Institute and Thames Gateway Innovation Champion Peter Head, host a working session on financing for ‘Retrofit Regeneration’. The development of sustainable finance models to underpin retrofit programmes will be a major ingredient in ensuring their success. In response, the Institute has established... read more >>

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