With approximately 70% of the UK’s non-residential building stock constructed before the year 2000, if energy and carbon targets are to be achieved, and the UK’s 2050 net zero targets realised, significant energy efficiency and embodied carbon reductions are needed. As a result, much of the sector will have to undergo some form of retrofit by 2050.

Any stakeholder group with the intention of supporting the successful delivery of net-zero focussed retrofit projects will benefit from the following guidance. The guide summarises the fundamental considerations for retrofit projects to support the drive towards net zero carbon in our existing commercial building stock.

It includes: Definitions for light and deep retrofits 10 key considerations for net zero carbon focused retrofits projects to support net zero pathways and goals Real-world case studies, exemplifying the importance of these considerations and the benefits low carbon focused retrofits can have in the advancing net zero goals.