- This can include improving the energy efficiency of the HVAC and other mechanical systems, increasing the quality of insulation in the building envelope, implementing sustainable energy generation, and aiming to improve occupant comfort and health. Green retrofits have become increasingly prominent with their inclusion in a number of building rating systems, such as the USGBC's LEED for Existing Buildings: Operations & Maintenance, Passive House EnerPHit, and Green Globes for Existing Buildings.
- Solution: Offer phased retrofitting schedules, temporary relocation services, and noise/dust mitigation plans. Use off-site construction to reduce on-site time. Challenge: Fragmented codes, heritage building restrictions, or unclear compliance ...
Moving forward, it's essential to keep these visual contexts in mind when discussing Green Building Retrofit Solutions.
- The primary reason these eight packages were chosen was because when combined, they achieved far greater gains than those of other packages in isolation and therefore were the most cost effective solution. The end result saw a decrease in the buildings carbon dioxide output by almost 38%. Commentators suggest that over 80% of the 2050 building stock is already in existence. Inevitably, if the UK is going to achieve net carbon zero by 2050, this existing stock will need to be improved and a large proportion will need to be adapted by way of retrofit and refurbishment.
- Once you have completed a retrofit plan for one building, you can input information on all your existing buildings into the EDGE App and identify ways to improve the entire stock identifying hot spots, groups of buildings that require similar retrofits and standard approaches that can apply to a larger group of buildings. In this way, the EDGE App becomes a strategic tool, allowing portfolio owners to understand and report on overall impact, and make strategic investments. Crucially, it allows you to develop a compelling business plan for green finance and investment, which is increasingly beginning to regard credible net zero plans as a prerequisite for future financing.
