Current focus areas

Directory of low carbon technologies

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Low Carbon Buildings Accelerators

Buildings account for approximately 40% of the carbon emissions in the UK, with non-domestic buildings responsible for approximately half of this.

The Carbon Trust is working to build the commercial case for low-carbon buildings: both refurbishment of the existing stock and new low-carbon buildings.

Building refurbishment

Read about our work on supporting the low carbon refurbishment of existing buildings

New buildings

Read about our work on understanding the development of new buildings.

Improving energy efficiency in the built environment is a major opportunity for carbon reduction.

New regulatory drivers for low-carbon buildings include:

Tighter Building Regulations
Zero carbon homes and non-domestic buildings
Energy Performance Certificates (EPCs) and Display Energy Certificates (DECs)
Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC)

The Carbon Trust has published a range of case studies and reports to share our experience in low-carbon buildings. We also offer a buildings design advice service to help cut carbon in new-build and refurbishments.