The UK Green Building Council has released a guide to accelerate industry action on Commercial Retrofits.

Delivering Net Zero: Key Considerations for Commercial Retrofits provides practical advice to support the significant efforts needed to achieve the UK’s net zero ambitions, based on established industry thinking and discussions with built environment professionals.

The guide summarises the fundamental considerations for retrofit projects to support the drive towards net zero carbon in the nation’s existing commercial building stock. It includes:  

• Definitions for light and deep retrofits   
• 10 key considerations for net zero carbon focused retrofits projects to support net zero pathways and goals 
• Real-world case studies, exemplifying the importance of these considerations and the benefits low carbon focused retrofits can have in the advancing net zero goals. 

This foundation guidance sets out to address the issue of establishing a level of consistency, but UKGBC will be producing further guidance to support the industry, focusing in more detail on the practical implications of achieving net zero focused commercial retrofits.

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