Non-Domestic Retrofit: Retail and Logistics project Task Group 

Retrofitting commercial property will play a crucial role in achieving our net zero targets. According to UKGBC’s Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, the non-domestic building stock is responsible for 23% of the UK’s operational emissions, with the retail and logistics sectors together accounting for the majority of energy demand and operational emissions. With around 80% of the buildings that will exist in 2050 already built, we need to deliver rapid improvements in the energy efficiency of our current building stock if we are to achieve our net zero ambitions. 

This is why UKGBC is building on the soon-to-be-published Commercial Retrofit (offices) project, kicking off a project to cover further non-domestic building types. This next phase of the workstream will focus on retail and warehouse buildings and aims to explore the cost, potential operational energy efficiency, and the consequent embodied carbon impact of different retrofit measures. This is intended to inform planned upgrades to existing assets and help overcome common challenges to maximise compliance with future Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) and to meet the likely ambition behind emerging net zero carbon performance targets. 

The project aims to: 

• Develop a suite of evidence that explores and provides the cost, operational energy efficiency potential, and embodied carbon impact (as well as any co-benefits) associated with common retrofit measures for different types of properties in the retail and logistics sectors 
• Focus on one or more building typologies in the retail and logistics sectors to explore the variety of different challenges faced by stakeholders looking to decarbonise their or their clients’ assets. 
• Collate real-world examples of retrofit measures (light, deep, optimisation-focused), to illustrate and compare the true impact of different retrofit solutions, showcasing effective outcomes alongside lessons learnt. 

Task Group Purpose: 

The Task Group will contribute significantly to the project’s core content. They will ensure that the guidance builds on existing industry knowledge and initiatives and that the output is of a quality and form that is practicable to the intended industry professionals. Applications for the Task Group are being sought from within the UKGBC membership and we are looking for individuals with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in retrofitting commercial assets. 

Please see the document below to apply and send completed applications to anz@ukgbc.org.  

Applications for the Task Group close on Friday 8th March 2024.

Applicants will be chosen based on their experience, whilst seeking to ensure a diversity of individuals within the Task Group. UKGBC is committed to actively targeting a diverse representation in the composition of all project groups. We want to be inclusive to everyone regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs. 

Advancing Net Zero

Created in 2018 as part of a World Green Building Council initiative, UKGBC’s Advancing Net Zero programme has a mission to lead the UK’s transition to a net zero built environment. It has produced leading guidance such as the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework and the Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmap, whilst working with organisations and experts across the industry.

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