Climate repair through built environment: Decarbonising UK’s building sector through energy efficiency and natural materials

R Debnath; R Bardhan; D.U. Shah; A Koronaki; A Bukauskas; T Colman; A Gatóo; E Wiegand; Yelda Gin; M.H. Ramage

doi:10.33774/coe-2021-30w2x

Climate repair through built environment: Decarbonising UK’s building sector through energy efficiency and natural materials

R Debnath, R Bardhan, D.U. Shah, A Koronaki, A Bukauskas, T Colman, A Gatóo, E Wiegand, Yelda Gin, M.H. Ramage

Construction, Property and Surveying

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This working paper is an evidence submitted to the Royal Institution for British Architects that makes the case that the built environment must drastically reduce its carbon emissions to work towards net zero. Here we advocate for climate repair through the built environment by decarbonising UK’s building sector through both improved energy efficiency of buildings and the use of nature‐based solutions, such as engineered timber and natural insulating materials. The UK has the opportunity to lead by example at the upcoming United Nations COP‐26 conference and beyond as we implement the solutions in the coming years.

Original language	English
Publisher	Cambridge University Press
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.33774/coe-2021-30w2x
Publication status	Published - 30 Nov 2021

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Keywords

Climate change
built environment
natural materials
timber
Decarbonisation
energy efficiency
public policy

UN SDGs

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Climate repair through built environment: Decarbonising UK’s building sector through energy efficiency and natural materials

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