Including the closely related term retrofitting.
… planning and development management - A robust policy on new developments will allow for innovation within the construction industry and mitigate the risk of having to retrofit developments in the future. Effective planning increases the resilience of the community to the effects of climate change by reducing the risk of flooding and diminishing localised heatwaves. Addressing the causes of climate…
… tenants with regards to energy consumption and sustainability. In October 2021, the UK Government published the Net Zero Strategy: Build Back Greener6 which introduced policies and proposals for the decarbonisation of the UK by 2050. The strategy set out a pathway and potential funding streams for the retrofitting of existing social housing to achieve net- zero within this timescale. Due…