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UK Government Heating and Building Strategy News
19 October 2021
UK Government Heating and Building Strategy Response from Perkins&Will
e-architect feature a comment reacting to the Governments Heating and Building Strategy from sustainability expert and director at Perkins&Will London:
Asif Din, sustainability director, Perkins&Will said: “The focus on decreasing the UK’s housing stock’s emissions through energy-efficient heat pumps is welcome. However, a drive towards a net-zero future should not just rest on the shoulders of homeowners. It must also be the responsibility of corporate landlords and include the operational and embodied carbon associated with commercial buildings they own and the construction activity that occurs within them. According to the World Green Building Council. 11% of carbon emissions come from embodied carbon associated with materials and construction processes throughout the whole building lifecycle.
“Shortening lease lengths in the commercial office sector indicate that flexibility in design and circular design principles are becoming more critical to waste reduction and that the full life cycle carbon impact of our resources must be considered.
“To hit the net-zero embodied carbon targets, the government must incentivise businesses and supply chains to ensure projects are designed using sustainable resour...