National Refurbishment Centre - Revision history

Designing Buildings at 08:12, 30 December 2020

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	* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.		* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.

−	[[Category:~~Organisations~~]] [[Category:DCN_Organisation]] [[Category:Sustainability]]	+	[[Category:DCN_Commentary]] [[Category:DCN_Organisation]] [[Category:DCN_Project_Knowledge]] [[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:Sustainability]]

Designing Buildings at 11:48, 23 December 2019

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	--[[User:BRE_Group\|BRE Group]]		--[[User:BRE_Group\|BRE Group]]

−	~~= Find out more =~~	+	= Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki =
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−	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===	+

	* Building Research Establishment.		* Building Research Establishment.
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	* Climate Change Act.		* Climate Change Act.
	* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.		* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.
		+	* Energy efficiency retrofit training videos.
	* Energy Performance Certificates.		* Energy Performance Certificates.
	* Fabric first.		* Fabric first.
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	* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.		* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.

−	[[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:Sustainability]]	+	[[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:DCN_Organisation]] [[Category:Sustainability]]

Designing Buildings at 08:58, 3 March 2017

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	* Building Research Establishment.		* Building Research Establishment.
	* BRE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.		* BRE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
		+	* Building Places that Work for Everyone.
	* Climate Change Act.		* Climate Change Act.
	* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.		* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.

Editor at 12:13, 22 December 2016

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	* New energy retrofit concept: 'renovation trains' for mass housing.		* New energy retrofit concept: 'renovation trains' for mass housing.
	* Performance gap.		* Performance gap.
		+	* Refurbishment.
	* Renovation v refurbishment v retrofit.		* Renovation v refurbishment v retrofit.
	* Retrofit.		* Retrofit.

Designing Buildings at 09:15, 29 August 2016

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	=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===		=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

		+	* Building Research Establishment.
		+	* BRE articles on Designing Buildings Wiki.
	* Climate Change Act.		* Climate Change Act.
	* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.		* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.
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	* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.		* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.

−	[[Category:Organisations]]	+	[[Category:Organisations]] [[Category:Sustainability]]

Designing Buildings at 09:14, 29 August 2016

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−	The BRE Trust ~~was set up in 2002 to advance knowledge, innovation and communication for public benefit. It~~ is the largest UK charity dedicated to research and education in the built environment, commissioning research and publishing project findings to provide authoritative guidance to the construction industry. All profits made by the BRE Group are gift aided to the Trust to fund research and education programmes.	+	The BRE Trust is the largest UK charity dedicated to research and education in the built environment, commissioning research and publishing project findings to provide authoritative guidance to the construction industry. All profits made by the BRE Group are gift aided to the Trust to fund research and education programmes.

	The [http://www.rethinkingrefurbishment.com/ National Refurbishment Centre] is a joint venture between the BRE Trust and the Energy Saving Trust, working in partnership with a number of industry organisations including; B&Q, British Gas, Constructing Excellence, DuPont and the RIBA.		The [http://www.rethinkingrefurbishment.com/ National Refurbishment Centre] is a joint venture between the BRE Trust and the Energy Saving Trust, working in partnership with a number of industry organisations including; B&Q, British Gas, Constructing Excellence, DuPont and the RIBA.

−	It was established to provide evidence and knowledge ~~that~~ support a step-change in the delivery of green refurbishment and retrofit on a nationwide scale.	+	It was established to provide evidence and knowledge to support a step-change in the delivery of green refurbishment and retrofit on a nationwide scale.

−	The UK has committed to reducing overall CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. A large proportion of UK CO2 emissions are generated by, or influenced by the construction industry, and in particular by buildings in use~~, and many~~ of the buildings that we will occupy in ~~205~~ have already been constructed~~. It~~ is critical ~~therefore~~ that ~~our~~ existing buildings, which are among the oldest in Europe, become more energy efficient.	+	The UK has committed to reducing overall CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. A large proportion of UK CO2 emissions are generated by, or influenced by the construction industry, and in particular by buildings in use. Many of the buildings that we will occupy in 2050 have already been constructed, and so iIt is critical that existing buildings in the UK, which are among the oldest in Europe, become more energy efficient.

−	The National Refurbishment Centre is gathering data from a network of refurbishment exemplars to help those delivering refurbishment to understand the most effective measures available, and to help industry and government to understand the barriers to mass-scale refurbishment and retrofit.	+	The National Refurbishment Centre is gathering data from a network of refurbishment exemplars to help those delivering refurbishment to understand the most effective measures available, and to help industry and government understand the barriers to mass-scale refurbishment and retrofit.

−	It has developed an online Refurbishment Portal ~~tool~~, giving access to existing sustainable refurbishment best practice case studies and allowing individuals to upload their own refurbishment case studies. It also includes links to reports and best practice guides on all aspects of refurbishment, ~~including~~ a state-of-the-nation report on industry attitudes and on-going knowledge papers.	+	It has developed an online Refurbishment Portal, giving access to existing sustainable refurbishment best practice case studies and allowing individuals to upload their own refurbishment case studies. It also includes links to reports and best practice guides on all aspects of refurbishment, a state-of-the-nation report on industry attitudes and on-going knowledge papers.
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		+	--[[User:BRE_Group\|BRE Group]]

	= Find out more =		= Find out more =

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The BRE Trust was set up in 2002 to advance knowledge, innovation and communication for public benefit. It is the largest UK charity dedicated to research and education in the built environment, commissioning research and publishing project findings to provide authoritative guidance to the construction industry. All profits made by the BRE Group are gift aided to the Trust to fund research and education programmes.

The [http://www.rethinkingrefurbishment.com/ National Refurbishment Centre] is a joint venture between the BRE Trust and the Energy Saving Trust, working in partnership with a number of industry organisations including; B&Q, British Gas, Constructing Excellence, DuPont and the RIBA.

It was established to provide evidence and knowledge that support a step-change in the delivery of green refurbishment and retrofit on a nationwide scale.

The UK has committed to reducing overall CO2 emissions by 80% by 2050. A large proportion of UK CO2 emissions are generated by, or influenced by the construction industry, and in particular by buildings in use, and many of the buildings that we will occupy in 205 have already been constructed. It is critical therefore that our existing buildings, which are among the oldest in Europe, become more energy efficient.

The National Refurbishment Centre is gathering data from a network of refurbishment exemplars to help those delivering refurbishment to understand the most effective measures available, and to help industry and government to understand the barriers to mass-scale refurbishment and retrofit.

It has developed an online Refurbishment Portal tool, giving access to existing sustainable refurbishment best practice case studies and allowing individuals to upload their own refurbishment case studies. It also includes links to reports and best practice guides on all aspects of refurbishment, including a state-of-the-nation report on industry attitudes and on-going knowledge papers.

= Find out more =

=== Related articles on Designing Buildings Wiki ===

* Climate Change Act.
* Ecobuild 2016 - Making the business case for large scale retrofit investment.
* Energy Performance Certificates.
* Fabric first.
* New energy retrofit concept: 'renovation trains' for mass housing.
* Performance gap.
* Renovation v refurbishment v retrofit.
* Retrofit.
* Retrofit coordinator.
* Retrofit, refurbishment and the growth of connected HVAC technology.

[[Category:Organisations]]