Three example Decarbonisation Plans show how historic buildings can cut carbon, work towards net zero, and preserve their heritage.
Anet zero audit of the recently refurbished Grade II-listed Hamilton House, on Londons Embankment, shows that heritage office buildings can be early adopters of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS; the Standard), even if there are no planned retrofit works. The UK NZCBS pilot version was launched in September 2024, after the refurbishment works of the Victorian office ...
Its the first zero carbon retrofit church in Britain, and a good example of what you can do with an old building. Britain has thousands of old churches, some of them well over a thousand years old. The Church of England has most of them, around 16,000 buildings in total.
Why do Carbon Zero Buildings Matter? Carbon emissions are the leading cause of the climate change resulting in global warming. According to U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC), buildings and construction are responsible for about 30% of energy-related CO2 emissions globally.
The Joyce Centre is the second building to receive the certification. The first was a multi-tenant office building in Waterloo, Ontario. Designed by B+H and mcCallumSather, Hamiltons will be one of the regions first net zero energy institutional buildings when it opens its doors to students.
