Sustainability of the built environment

Environmental Audit Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 25 Mar 2021 Closed: 26 Jan 2023 Parliament page
This inquiry will examine the sustainability of the built environment. It will look at the best routes to net zero for our future building needs from low carbon materials through to policies to minimise the whole life carbon impact of new buildings. Read the call for evidence for more detail … Read more
29 Recommendations
19 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
2 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 12 events
27 Oct
2022
Correspondence
30 Sep
2022
Report published
30 Sep
2022
Correspondence
26 May
2022
Report published
19 Jan
2022
Oral evidence
19 Jan
2022
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
17 Nov
2021
Oral evidence
17 Nov
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
20 Oct
2021
Oral evidence
20 Oct
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Room 15, Palace of Westminster
14 Jul
2021
Oral evidence
14 Jul
2021
Formal meeting (oral evidence session) · Virtual meeting
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
19 Jan 2022
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Adam Mactavish · Currie & Brown Alexia Laird · Landsec Catherine Adams · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities Damitha Adikaari · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy Eddie Hughes · Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities The Lord Callanan · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
17 Nov 2021
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Panel 1; Panel 2
Dr Joe Jack Williams · Feilden Clegg Bradley Studios Elaine Toogood · MPA The Concrete Centre Louisa Bowles · LETI (London Energy Transformation Initiative) Michael H. Ramage · Centre for Natural Material Innovation, Department of Architecture, University of Cambridge Rhian Williams · Greater London Authority Sam Liptrott · OFR Consultants, Fire and Risk Consultants Will Arnold · The Institution of Structural Engineers
20 Oct 2021
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Caterina Brandmayr · Green Alliance Dr Alice Moncaster · The Open University Dr Alice Owen · University of Leeds Dr Jannik Giesekam · University of Strathclyde Peter Conboy · igloo Regeneration Ltd Robert Lambe · Chartered Institute of Building
14 Jul 2021
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Dr Danielle Densley Tingley · The University of Sheffield Dr Tia Kansara · Kansara Hackney Ltd Emily Huynh · UK Green Building Council Jane Anderson · The Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP) Ms Phoebe MacDonald · Royal Institute of British Architects The Rt Hon. the Lord Deben · Climate Change Committee
Title HC No. Published Items Response
First report - Building to net zero: costing carbon in construct… HC 103 26 May 2022 48 Responded
Recommendations & Conclusions
2 results
Clear
8 Recommendation Rejected
First report - Building to net zer…
The timeline for the Future Homes Standard should be brought forward to December 2023 to...
The timeline for the Future Homes Standard should be brought forward to December 2023 to align the timeframes for addressing operational and embodied carbon. This will help provide the industry with the confidence it requires to construct low- carbon, energy … Read more
Government Response
The government will not alter the timeframe for the Future Homes Standard (2025), stating it delivers on net zero commitments while ensuring new homes are delivered. However, they are accelerating work on a full technical specification for the Future Homes Standard, to be consulted on in 2023 and legislated in 2024.
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34 Conclusion Rejected
First report - Building to net zer…
Public procurement policy which mandates the completion of whole-life carbon assessments could kick-start the market...
Public procurement policy which mandates the completion of whole-life carbon assessments could kick-start the market for low-carbon construction. In time, a low- carbon standard for public works projects would help to remove the data barriers to establishing this market. The … Read more
Government Response
The government states that while the Procurement Bill offers an opportunity to reform procurement rules, it does not include specific provisions on the target to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050, and it would not be appropriate to include such policy priorities on the face of the Bill to include in individual procurements.
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Government Response AI assessment · 48 of 29 classified
Accepted 14
Accepted in Part 3
Acknowledged 20
Deferred 8
Not Addressed 1
Rejected 2
Total 29 recs + 19 conclusions
Correspondence 2 letters
27 Oct 2022 To committee Letter from the Minister of State for Local Government, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, dated 18 October 2022
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30 Sep 2022 Chair to Secretaries of State BEIS and LUHC re: Sustainability of the built environment Government Response
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