UKGBC releases feasibility study into the design, delivery and cost of new net zero carbon buildings

11.09.2020

UKGBC has presented its findings in an extensive feasibility study that highlights the real-world implications for achieving new net zero buildings. As stated on UKGBC, the report illustrates how new buildings can be designed to reach net zero performance targets and the effect this has on cost. The findings are intended to improve the collective understanding for the buildings sector and help build the case for new net zero buildings.

We contributed to the report where each project included looked at two real-life buildings at design stage, one residential block and one office building. The team considered the base designs and produced two further design iterations for each, one ‘intermediate’ scenario, looking to meet 2025 net zero performance targets and one ‘stretch’ scenario with 2030 targets in mind. The targets used were drawn from work undertaken by RIBA, LETI and UKGBC, covering embodied and operational carbon.

Download and view the full report here.