A parliamentary inquiry is being launched into what ministers, city leaders, property owners and occupiers need to do to cut carbon emmissions from offices, shops and factories reported by the British Property Federation to be the first to look at existing buildings, which are arguably the real problem.
A BPF Spokesperson said
"Buildings contribute just under half of all carbon emmissions and so moves to increase their efficiency are crucial to curbing such emmissions"
As the government recognises it needs to focus more on existing buildings to meet the increasing need for reductions in carbon emmissions, we were pleased to see a corresponding report from Sheffield University regarding their collaboration to help cut energy costs and by doing so highlight some of the very simple measures that can be taken to support the emmissions reduction.
Source: Qube Magazine, May 2008
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