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Barreto, Renata and Brotas, Luisa (2012) Planning barriers to the Government agreements for reducing carbon emissions in existing houses. In: 7th Windsor Conference: The changing context of comfort in an unpredictable world, 12-15th April 2012, Windsor, UK.
The UK government has agreed to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions at least by 80% below base year 1990 by 2050.
The residential sector is one of the major contributors to the greenhouse effect and the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs predicted that 70% of the house stock of 2050 is likely to have already been built. This study analyses the recent revision to Part L of the Building Regulations regarding strategies to deliver carbon emissions reductions in the existing house stock.
Data collection using a questionnaire directed at architects involved in house retrofitting has identified that strategies adopted to reduce CO2 emissions are likely to be refused by Planning Departments on the grounds of appearance. This constitutes a major barrier for upgrades in existing buildings.
A case study exposes the necessity to accept new technologies and eventual changes to the character of Victorian and Georgian Houses, if the proposed environmental commitments are to be achieved.
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