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What might be the impacts of the drive to reduce housing stock emissions on housing supply and affordability? What is the evidence, including unintended consequences?

Background

Focusing on decarbonising buildings, to consolidate evidence around the potential effects of net zero on the housing stock, housing supply and the housing market.

Next steps

The lead contacts are: Lesley Smith, Senior Principal Research Officer, Analysis, Research and Co-ordination Unit, Analysis and Data Directorate: [email protected] and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: [email protected].

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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:

DLUHC Areas of research interest GOVUK

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    Provides an innovative AI-based solution for vulnerable residents to achieve near-zero-carbon status for their homes.

  • Equitable portfolio upgrades for demand reduction (EPURE) tool

    The built environment contributes 25% of total UK GHG emissions per annum which is slowly reducing threatening net zero ambitions for portfolios. Urgent attention is needed to enable a more rapid and just transition to d...

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  • Decarbonomics Lateral Expansion - Developing Building Typologies for the Retail and Residential Sectors

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  • Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cynon Taf Community Housing (2007) Limited KTP 23_24 R4

    To increase the capability to transition to net-zero-carbon by piloting innovative decarbonisation pathways for 69 dwellings. The outcomes of the pilot will be used to scale for retrofit of tenant homes....

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: CARDIFF METROPOLITAN UNIVERSITY

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    Addresses the impacts of reducing housing stock emissions and focuses on transitioning to net-zero carbon.

  • Build-up for Net Zero (BUNZ)

    The **BUNZ (Build-Up Net-Zero)** concept creates a new sustainable model for creating desirable net-zero performance-guaranteed new homes, whilst retrofitting existing homes to net zero. Energiesprong UK (ESUK) was set u...

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  • Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings (CeNZ-HighDB)

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  • The London Research and Policy Partnership - London government working together for a fairer, greener and more prosperous city

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  • Future Homes

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD

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