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What are the interactions between housing quality, safety, and zero carbon? Where might synergies, tensions, or unintended consequences arise when tackling these priorities?

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: Lesley.Smith@levellingup.gov.uk and David Hughes, Head of the Chief Scientific Adviser’s office: psChiefScientificAdviser@levellingup.gov.uk.

Source

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

DLUHC Areas of research interest GOVUK

Related UKRI funded projects


  • Cardiff Metropolitan University and Cynon Taf Community Housing (2007) Limited

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  • Real Estate Portfolio Carbon Risk Score (CaRiS)

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  • Real Estate Portfolio Carbon Risk Score (CaRiS)

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    The project also focuses on decarbonising the built environment and carbon risk associated with residential buildings, partially addressing the question by discussing carbon-related aspects.

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    Funded by: Innovate UK

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    Youngman Lovell (YL) is a UK modular housing construction SME with a core project team of Harry Lovell (project lead), Charlie Lovell (design lead), John Leary (project manager), and Darrin Witcher (sustainability lead)....

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    Carbon emissions from the built environment are a paramount factor regarding climate change and resource efficiency. The construction industry has so far mainly been focusing on emissions from the operation of buildings,...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

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  • Build-up for Net Zero (BUNZ)

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  • Implementing Whole Life Carbon in Buildings

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