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Catch up with all the latest news about CEDI and its guidance for low-carbon building design. We're part of the push to make Nottingham the first carbon-neutral city in the UK.

Nottingham Retrofit Roadmap

Nottingham Retrofit Roadmap

How much carbon and money could be saved through housing retrofit? Reducing #carbonemissions from existing homes represents one of the biggest challenges facing the UK in our transition to #netzero by 2050. Last week, the findings of the Nottingham Carbon Neutral...

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Nottingham Retrofit Roadmap

New homes: a safe investment?

Dismayed by the Government’s slow introduction of radically enhanced Building Regulations, ones that will support the building of environmentally adequate spec-built homes, the Beyond Politics Group of Extinction Rebellion Nottingham decided to see if they could help...

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Introducing CEDI – Climate Change Design Initiative

Introducing CEDI – Climate Change Design Initiative

The built environment accounts for nearly half of total energy used in the UK, with the domestic sector accounting for 30% of the total electricity demand. Also, around 21% of national greenhouse gas emissions are produced by buildings with the majority of emissions...

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