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Buildings 

With ambitious Government commitments and tightening regulations, business and the public sector are under pressure to reduce the carbon footprint of their estates. Used well, low carbon buildings can cut costs, improve productivity and reduce carbon emissions.

Our specialised experience and expertise means we can help you to realise that potential.
 
Non-domestic buildings, including offices, hotels, shops, schools, hospitals and factories, account for nearly a fifth of the UK’s carbon emissions.

The challenge

Non-domestic buildings, including offices, hotels, shops, schools, hospitals and factories, account for nearly a fifth of the UK’s carbon emissions.

Our report, "Building the future, today" confirms that an urgent focus on non-domestic buildings is needed to keep the UK on track to deliver carbon reductions of 80% by 2050.
 

What can be done?

New buildings

Our specialist consultants have been exploring challenges and opportunities of developing low carbon buildings. Read more about our work on the Low Carbon Buildings Programme and some of the successful case study projects.

Refurbishments

Around 60% of the buildings that will be standing in 2050 have already been built today. So the Carbon Trust’s expert consultants have worked across a range of sectors to understand and realise the opportunities of low carbon refurbishments for our customers.
 
 

NEW - Key technologies & best practice

Our new ‘Sharing our experience’ booklets provide advice and tips to help you plan, build and manage cost-effective low carbon buildings that really work to save you money and carbon.

• The gap between design and performance
• Low carbon refurbishment
• Commissioning building systems
• Control systems
• Natural ventilation
• Metering and monitoring systems
• Ground source heat pumps
• Photovoltaics
• Biomass heating
• Retrofitting renewable technology

The insights are based on real data from 28 case studies from DECC’s Low Carbon Buildings Programme and our work on low carbon refurbishments. The projects cover many sectors including retail, education, offices and mixed use residential buildings.
 

Services & support

As the UK’s leading expert in carbon reduction, the Carbon Trust offers a wide range of support and services to help you plan and develop low-carbon building projects.

• View details of all our services

Call our advice line today on 0800 085 2005
 
 

Greening Commercial Property – Mission Impossible?

As pressure to deliver greener buildings building gathers increasing momentum, the sector is starting to confront the implication: how will we green the UK’s commercial property?


Watch videos of our recent live debate with key representatives from across the buildings industry.

 

Low Carbon Workplace

We have recently launched the UK’s most ambitious low carbon commercial property initiative in partnership with Threadneedle and Stanhope plc.

Discover how this aims to significantly increase the availability of high spec low carbon commercial property in the UK.
 
 
 

Case study: Stoke Local Services Centre

Stoke Local Council worked with us to incorporate low carbon, renewable energies in the first step of the city centre regeneration programme. View video here.

More case studies on major low carbon building projects.
 
 
 

Case study: Capita Group plc

Capita partnered with the Carbon Trust to improve efficiency across over 300 sites. Find out how.
 
 
 
 
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