Object
Preferred Options
Representation ID: 46721
Received: 23/07/2012
Respondent: Joanna Illingworth
There is relatively little on reducing the carbon footprint of existing buildings.
The focus on new building implies that it is more carbon efficient to knock down existing buildings and replace them with new ones. This is wrong as there is a large embedded carbon footprint in most new buildings, plus a waste of resources in the loss of old buildings.
There is relatively little on reducing the carbon footprint of existing buildings.
The focus on new building implies that it is more carbon efficient to knock down existing buildings and replace them with new ones. This is wrong as there is a large embedded carbon footprint in most new buildings, plus a waste of resources in the loss of old buildings.