For every £1 that you spend on heritage-led regeneration, there's a return £1.60
Richard Upton, Chief Development Officer, U+I
£1
60p
Good or very high improvement
Past 5 years
Next 5 years
19%
65%
Energy efficiency gains
from retrofit projects are expected to improve over the next 5 years
Proximity to
public amenities
Personalised environment
Green spaces
Top 3 building benefits
valued by occupants:
The use of natural materials
in building rejuvenation is on the rise because of their positive impact on human wellbeing
agree
02
Evolving Communities for Better Wellbeing
Improving the wellbeing of building occupants can positively affect people’s moods. Through refurbishing and reinvigorating existing structures to include human-centric design elements such as timber and natural light and modern interiors can foster creativity and inspire high-performance.
03
Smart Buildings,
At Your Service
Smart buildings use technology to make the most out of our spaces. Through retrofit, we can implement new technology systems that connect with the buildings occupants and its surrounding networks to ensure the space becomes agile, energy-efficient and even more competitive.
With 80% of the buildings required in 30 years’ time already built, we need to rethink how we design our Future Ready cities. Our latest report draws together industry insights to consider the unique benefits of retrofit and refurbishment across four key areas – energy efficiency, wellbeing, smart technologies and heritage.
Did you know that in the UK, over 40% of carbon emissions are a result of the built environment?
Rethink Retrofit
The case for reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings
– Nick Offer, Head of Building Services, WSP
Most buildings in the UK, will be here for decades, if not centuries, to come. We have to get better at refurbishing and reusing them, to create worthwhile buildings for the future. It’s no longer a matter of if, but a matter of when.”
With 80% of the buildings required in 30 years’ time already built, we need to rethink how we design our Future Ready cities. Our latest report draws together industry insights to consider the unique benefits of retrofit and refurbishment across four key areas – energy efficiency, wellbeing, smart technologies and heritage
Rethink Retrofit
The case for reuse and refurbishment of existing buildings
Did you Did you know that in the UK, over 40% of carbon emissions are a result of the built environment?
Energy efficiency gains
from retrofit projects are expected to improve over the next 5 years
Good or very high improvement
19%
Next 5 years
Past 5 years
02
Improving the wellbeing of building occupants can positively affect people’s moods. Through refurbishing and reinvigorating existing structures to include human-centric design elements such as timber and natural light and modern interiors can foster creativity and inspire high-performance.
Evolving Communities for Better Wellbeing
The use of natural materials
in building rejuvenation is on the rise because of their positive
impact on human
wellbeing
58%
agree
03
Smart Buildings, At Your Service
Smart buildings use technology to make the most out of our spaces. Through retrofit, we can implement new technology systems that connect with the buildings occupants and its surrounding networks to ensure the space becomes agile, energy-efficient and even more competitive.
Top 3 building benefits
valued by occupants:
62%
Proximity to
public amenities
Personalised environment
Green spaces
Richard Upton,
Chief Development Officer, U+I
For every £1 that you spend on heritage-led regeneration, there's a return £1.60
£1
