The All Party Urban Development Group has announced an inquiry into what needs to be done, by both public and private sectors – to ‘green’ existing buildings in Britain’s cities. It has issued a call for written evidence which needs to be submitted by 5 May. Oral evidence will be taken on 12 May and the final report is due in July.

The All Party Parliamentary Urban Development Group was established to provide a forum for MPs and Peers from all political parties to come together to raise awareness of matters concerning urban renewal and sustainable development.

The inquiry will focus on reducing the environmental ‘footprint’ of existing non-domestic buildings that are concentrated in our city centres and business districts. It will examine improving energy efficiency of existing urban buildings, barriers to reducing emissions from urban buildings and the policy initiatives needed to address these barriers effectively.
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