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irst, the positives – Rishi Sunak’s Spring Budget, though light on construction-friendly measures (except for a cut in fuel duty), did have one big announcement for those interested in how we might actually get to zero carbon.
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Namely, that the normal 5% VAT levied on energy effi ciency measures for homeowners will be abolished for the next fi ve years. This really focuses the mind, and should be the boost needed to get a chunk of home retrofi t projects off the ground. However, in a time of runaway infl ation, that is still not going to mean much for the vast majority of homeowners, living in leaky buildings which fall well short of 21st century performance requirements, never mind net zero. Ironically, with energy prices having just gone through the roof, there is a further incentive to try and fi nd the investment needed to stop energy disappearing through the roof and walls, at a time when most don’t have the spare cash. Digging deeper, it appears Sunak’s VAT cut may not apply to a lot of low energy retrofi t, if the sustainability part forms part of a wider system installation. With Government measures still amounting to tinkering, rather than recycling it, are we kicking the net zero can down an ever-shortening road? It’s estimated that around 80% of the buildings currently standing in the UK will still be there in 2050 – so much more intervention in the market is needed to make nationwide retrofi t happen. Despite all the talk around new heating systems, such as heat pumps in the light of the imminent Future Homes Standard, houses are being erected now with condensing gas boilers in them. Grasping the nettle of getting housebuilders and other clients out of ‘business as usual’ mindsets is where the energy needs to go. After all, homeowners will soon realise that when it comes to the price of heating homes, things are likely to never be the same. Loans for homeowners have so far been largely a disaster – remember the Green Homes Grant? Something signifi cant needs to happen to mandate developers, and that probably means hefty incentives, which the Government has made no sign of introducing. Trevor Morris, who’s principal at architects SPPARC, recently pointed out that if the Government spent what it has spent on the Palace of Westminster refurbishment on funding low-carbon heating upgrades and insulation, almost 19 million homes could have seen improvements by 2030. We need to reuse, and retrofi t, on a huge scale – but we need to somehow fi nd a way of making it affordable.
James Parker, Editor 04.22 ON THE COVER...
Hailed as a pioneering mixed use in China, Lead8’s ‘The Ring’ in Chongqing contains a 42-metre high ‘botanical garden,’ linking a range of retail, sports and cultural spaces.
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THE RING, CHONGQING, CHINA Lead8 connect with nature, including a botanical garden in the centre of a major mixed use scheme
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