Including 4 closely related terms such as development, develop, and sustainability.
… of our building portfolio the strategy will focus on the following key areas: • New build -New buildings will aspire to achieve high standards of energy management performance and environmental quality. In particular, new capital builds which lend themselves to innovative forms of sustainable design and demonstrate Best Practice will be actively encouraged. To this end, the Energy Unit…
… measured following the introduction of recent legislation. • An increasing recognition of the positive image and marketing benefits generated by responsible energy and environmental management. • A greater public and political awareness of sustainability. • With the availability of Welsh Government interest free loans and repayable grants a “lack of funding” is no longer viewed as an acceptable…
… policies to ensure compliance with regulatory requirements. These include: • The 2008 Climate Change Act-Reduction of UK’s greenhouse gas emissions by at least 80% (from the 1990 baseline) by 2050. • Display Energy Performance Certificates(DECs)/Energy Performance Certificates(EPCs) • Wellbeing of Future Generations Act 2015, which imposes a duty on councils to carry out sustainable…
… development. • Welsh Government Energy Efficiency in Wales Strategy 2016-2026/ • The Environment Acts commits Wales to a long term target of reducing emissions by at least 80% by 2050 as well as interim targets and 5 yearly carbon budgets. • Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards. 4.2.2 Optimise the asset performance of the MTCBC Building Portfolio To ensure we optimise the asset performance…