RIBA response to DECC consultation - cutting burdens and regulations
July 2010
The RIBA highlighted several areas where burdens imposed by policies and regulations associated with energy and climate change could be amended, reduced or removed. However in order to tackle climate change there are a number of areas where we would welcome clarity, simplification and in some areas, an acceleration of activity. The RIBA recommends that the Government prioritise post occupancy evaluation and regulation on existing buildings.
RIBA response to CLG consultation - Zero Carbon for New Non Domestic Buildings
February 2010
The RIBA has responded to the CLG consultation on policy options for new non domestic buildings highlighting the relationship between planning and building control and challenging the presumption in favour of decentralised energy generation.
RIBA response to the Department for Energy and Climate Change consultation - Heat and Energy Strategy
May 2009
The RIBA has responsed to the Department for Energy and Climate Change's consultation on its draft Heat and Energy Saving Strategy. Amongst the key messages in the RIBA response are that the Government need to go further and faster on it's timetable to upgrade the energy efficiency of our existing housing stock, and points out that architetcts have a key role to play in developing innovative solutions to retrofitting our buildings.
RIBA response to CLG consultation "Definition of Zero-Carbon"
March 2009
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has called upon the Government to implement a more flexible definition of zero carbon to enable the construction industry to deliver low carbon buildings of the future.
Responding to the Definition of Zero Carbon Homes and Non-Domestic Buildings consultation (launched at the end of 2008), the Institute has called for a reclassification of district power and heating schemes, alongside a national energy trajectory to underpin future efforts to achieve 80% zero carbon by 2050. This would plot the UK's route to decarbonising our energy supply, helping to address what constraints and opportunities exist in applying different clean energy technologies, and providing a roadmap and thereby increased certainty to local decision makers, the construction industry and its clients.
RIBA response to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on Eco-towns
July 2008
The RIBA welcomes the Government's announcement on Eco-towns but warns that to be successful, the RIBA believes that every Eco-town will need to be carefully considered and appraised in terms of its geographic and social sustainability.
RIBA response to the Sustainable Construction Strategy consultation
November 2007
The RIBA welcomed the Department for Business Enterprise and Regulatory Reform's Draft Sustainable Construction Strategy for its solid commitment driving down the industry's impact on the environment. However, we felt there is much room for simplification with much of the proposed initiatives and legislation proving difficult to decipher for industry insiders. We felt the DBERR could be setting more ambitious design targets especially in terms making sure that private sector projects are encouraged to follow the lead shown in the delivery public schemes.
RIBA response to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on Building A Greener Future
March 2007
Read the response by the Royal Institute of British Architects to the Department for Communities and Local Government consultation on Building A Greener Future. The Government's proposals include the suggestion that all new homes should be zero carbon by 2016.
Visit the the Department for Communities and Local Government website for the Building a Greener Future consultation|
DTI consultation paper on "Our Energy Challenge: Securing Clean, Affordable Energy for the Long Term"
April 2006
Read the RIBA's response to the government's energy consultation document.