The Centre for Net-Zero High Density Buildings was delighted to host our official launch event on 8th May, at the Edinburgh Futures Institute building. The sell-out event showcased the breadth of our ambition, through a series of themed presentations and discussions, covering everything from building fabric performance and low-carbon heating systems to occupant needs, community-wide energy planning, and skills training for the green economy. Each of our Thematic Working Group leads spoke about their plans, and invited an industry specialist with related interests to present their work.
Sean Smith, Professor at the University of Edinburgh and our Centre Lead, says: “Our launch event brought over 130 leading experts from industry, public sector and academia and demonstrated the motivation and range of organisations to deliver solutions for the buildings and housing sector. With so many low-income households and key workers living within flatted housing developments it is imperative that we provide cost effective lower carbon heating and energy efficiency solutions.”
The Centre for Net Zero High Density Buildings is one of several UKRI-funded Green Economy Centres, created to stimulate sustainable jobs, regional innovation, and environmental transformation across the UK. It is part of the Accelerating the Green Economy Centres programme, a £25m UKRI Building a Green Future funded programme to support five co-created centres that accelerate the translation and commercialisation of market-informed solutions to drive the green economy.
Dr Kate Hamer, UKRI Programme Director, Building a Green Future, says: “Transitioning to a sustainable green economy is a win-win for all; it creates new jobs, new partnerships and new industries. Through investment in collaboration between researchers and innovators, we harness our collective effort across the public and private sector, driving innovation to secure the future of our environment and deliver sustainable economic growth.”
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If you missed out on a ticket to our event, the presentations are all available to watch on YouTube here, as well as on each Thematic Working Group page. If you want to be kept up-to-date with our work, you can follow us on LinkedIn, or you can subscribe to our Newsletter using the form at the bottom of this page.
