The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) is set to launch a new research project to maximise the energy efficiency and general performance of non-domestic buildings.
The UKGBC will examine the way industry currently designs, constructs and operates non-domestic buildings, along with their environmental impact, in an effort to highlight the gap between the expected and the actual performance of buildings over time.
The company argues that there is an increasingly large body of evidence which shows that predictions of the whole building performance are often not accurately made or communicated, with the research seeking to identify gaps and barriers that need to be overcome across the industry.
Julie Hirigoyen, CEO of the UK-GBC, believes more emphasis on how well buildings operate can lead to major gains for companies in the industry.
“Huge cost, carbon and productivity benefits can be gained through a closer focus on the performance of buildings as we design, construct and operate them. Following the COP21 deal, this is just one of the ways in which the UK industry is showing its leadership and ambition,” she said.
