Resource efficient buildings

Most existing buildings will still be with us in 2050 when the UK has committed to reducing CO₂ emissions by 80% against 1990 levels. As 40% of CO₂ emissions come from the built environment, identifying how existing buildings can be refitted and refurbished to reduce their CO₂ emissions and improve their resource efficiency is badly needed.

In order to understand what works and what doesn't we are bringing forward a number of innovative retrofit projects with partners and focussing on monitoring, measurement and evaluation to encourage investor confidence in the market.

Our projects in this area include:

• FLASH

• FLASH+

• Queenborough and Rushenden

• SusCon Academy (Sustainable Construction)