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What does the latest evidence show in terms of how best to deliver net zero and also bring health benefits, such as improved air quality? Can better metrics be developed for monetising the health benefits of the move to net zero homes that can be used in business case appraisals?

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.

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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

    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

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it focuses on piloting decarbonisation pathways for dwellings, but does not specifically address health benefits or metrics for monetising them.

  • Future Homes

    The Future Homes Project (FHP) is an industry-academic partnership for the delivery of new and existing net zero homes - a significant challenge for the UK and globally. Regulatory change is driving developers and asset ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    Fully relevant as it addresses the delivery of net zero homes, regulatory changes, and the impact on occupants including factors like indoor air quality.

  • Towards Zero Carbon Buildings: An Ai-Based Pay as You Decarbonise (Ai-PaYD) Business Model for Residential Customers

    Ai-PaYD is an innovative first of a kind (FOAK) solution and a multifaceted AI-based software application that is designed to assist vulnerable residents (elderly, disabled, single parents etc.) who are homeowners' in se...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it focuses on a pay-as-you-decarbonise model for vulnerable residents, but does not specifically address health benefits or metrics for monetising them.

  • STREAM 2: The SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings

    The SWITCH to Net Zero Buildings supports Neath Port Talbot County Borough Council's (NPTCBC) strategy to adopt the innovative design concept of 'buildings as power stations' developed at Swansea University (SU) for both...

    Funded by: EPSRC

    Why might this be relevant?

    Partially relevant as it addresses net zero buildings and their economic impacts, but does not specifically focus on health benefits or metrics for monetizing them.

  • 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...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Building Net Zero, Affordable Homes

    PEC Homes wants to deliver affordable, high quality, well designed, cooperative and zero carbon housing projects that : * are flagships for innovation; * are community owned, warm, affordable, desirable zero carbon homes...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

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

    High density building areas within cities and towns have the greatest challenges in meeting net zero targets and are ‘keystones’ of the future UK green economy. Diverse complexities of building archetypes, multi-use, his...

    Funded by: NERC

  • Building Better: the next frontier for sustainable, high quality, net zero homes

    Building Better, backed by the National Housing Federation, is an alliance of 31 housing associations and local authorities working together to increase the use of modern methods of construction (MMC) in the social housi...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

  • Net Zero Transition Lambeth

    The project will undertake a feasibility study in the London borough of Lambeth, in partnership with key stakeholders, to accelerate the transition to net zero by testing innovative approaches to unlocking non-technical ...

    Funded by: Innovate UK

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

    This project will develop the Decarbonomics service to incorporate retail and residential building typologies. At 120Mft2, retail constitutes 17% of the total UK commercial buildings footprint. The UK residential proper...

    Funded by: Innovate UK