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Retrofit for the future
Posted on: 11 March 2013
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Retrofit for the Future catalysed the retrofit of over 100 homes across the UK, with an ambition of achieving an 80% reduction in the in-use CO2 emissions of each property. Coordinated by the Technology Strategy Board, the Retrofit for the Future competition encouraged collaboration between housing associations, designers, contractors and researchers, and has helped to stimulate new business opportunities in the retrofit market. This website hosts the first analysis of monitoring data provided by Retrofit for the Future projects. Here you will find a series of charts showing the performance of the properties, including energy use, CO2 emissions, internal temperatures, air tightness and occupant satisfaction.
The business case for green building: A review of the costs and benefits for developers, investors and occupants
Posted on: 11 March 2013
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This report from the World Green Building Council investigates the business costs and benefits of green building in five vital categories and finishes with an exploration into the both the impacts that a greener built environment can have at a macro scale and how this can be achieved. The study argues that the cost premium on the development of green buildings is not as high as has often been perceived by the industry, that green buildings are capable of commanding higher rents and sale prices than traditionally constructed buildings, and that green buildings improve workplace productivity and health.
Low carbon routemap for the built environment
Posted on: 11 March 2013
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The Green Construction Board has developed the Low Carbon Routemap for the Built Environment to serve as a visual tool enabling stakeholders to understand the policies, actions and key decision points required to achieve the UK Government target of 80% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions in the built environment against 1990 levels by 2050. The Routemap also sets out actions, together with key performance indicators that can be used to deliver and measure progress in meeting the 2050 target. The Routemap covers both infrastructure and buildings sectors, and addresses segments of operational and capital (embodied) carbon emissions.
Training for rebuilding Europe: Retrofitting buildings, training and improved skills, and financing energy efficiency in buildings
Posted on: 1 March 2013
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Finding ways to improve the energy efficiency of residential properties, improving skills and financing retrofit projects is the focus of the TRAINREBUILD manual which is now available in both electronic and printed format. The guidance note has been produced by RICS with support from the TRAINREBUILD consortium and is the outcome of a two years project supported by the EU Executive Agency for Competitiveness and Innovation (EACI).
Sustainable urban retrofit evaluation
Posted on: 28 February 2013
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Using Melbourne as a case-study, the report evaluates sustainable urban retrofits to provide a critical review of how one city is transitioning to low carbon to address climate change.
Innovation Review
Posted on: 27 February 2013
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CIC Start Online Innovation Review is published quarterly. It provides: articles and interviews regarding expertise available and research undertaken/planned at the partners` institutions on sustainable building design and refurbishment; case studies of testing in laboratories at the partners` institutions; articles on collaboration with construction industry in research, development and testing of innovations; brief reports on feasibility studies undertaken and academic consultancy provided through the project; articles by practitioners involved in sustainable building design, construction and refurbishment; and information on products and processes developed in Scotland for sustainable built environment. The most recent issue, February 2013, contains articles on: Embedding post occupation evaluation into practice; Driving measurable change for sustainability; Developing robust solutions for roof upgrades; and Overcoming the challenges and barriers for innovation in construction.
Zero carbon strategies for tomorrow’s new homes
Posted on: 18 February 2013
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The UK Government has set out an ambitious plan for all new homes to be zero carbon from 2016. This guide, published by the Zero Carbon Hub, uses newly built housing schemes to illustrate the approaches that a house builder could take to meet the expected 2016 zero carbon requirements. It provides specification details allowing each scheme to be categorised as a Balanced, Extreme Fabric or Extreme Low Carbon Technology approach.
Nearer to Zero: Planning for zero carbon homes from 2016
Posted on: 14 February 2013
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How can planners and the house building industry work more closely together to ensure the carbon emissions from energy use in new housing is nearer to the zero carbon target? The Zero Carbon Hub and the Home Builders Federation are working together on a series of events focusing on this question. Nearer to Zero has been organization a series of conferences to enable delegates to highlight their concerns about the technical and financial challenges of delivering zero carbon housing, the need for more clearly defined standards and more joined- up regulatory regimes and the impacts of planning reform. Presentations from past events are available online, together with details of forthcoming events.
Evaluation of investment in solar energy
Posted on: 12 February 2013
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This research presents a novel model for the valuation of investments in PV systems for buildings.
Building Fabric: Why engineers should be involved
Posted on: 4 February 2013
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This article looks at some key Passivhaus principles that can help bridge the gap between design and reality.
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