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News Release from: Federation of Master Builders (FMB) | Subject: What about existing buildings?
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Team on 20 December 2007
What about existing buildings asks FMB
There is an urgent need to upgrade existing homes and make them more energy efficient and greener says the Federation of Master Builders.
The Government's new Planning Policy Statement on Climate Change, which calls for the use of on-site renewable energy sources in all new developments, is good news for all those wanting to build a greener Britain, but does little to tackle the urgent need to upgrade existing homes and make them more energy efficient and greener, warns the Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Brian Berry, Director of External Affairs said, "66% of the homes that we are currently living in will still be around in 2050; the date by which the Government says it wants to reduce carbon emissions by 60%"
This article was originally published on Buildingtalk on 27 Jun 2003 at 8.00am (UK)
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"Why is the Government still continuing to focus on new build, while seemingly ignoring the existing building stock? Unless we tackle the buildings that are all around us at the moment to make them more energy efficient there will be little chance of the Government meeting its ambitious carbon targets." Berry continued, "We are also very concerned with the Government's obsession with on site renewables at the expense of anything else".
"Surely it doesn't matter where the energy comes from provided it is renewable?".
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