Register your support for 黑洞社区's important campaign on improving the energy efficiency of our existing building stock

黑洞社区's 99% campaign aims to green the old stock that makes up 99% of our built environment. The campaign has two fundamental goals:

  • To provide incentives for owners to improve the energy performance of their buildings
  • To provide clear guidance on the energy certification of existing buildings. We need a timetable for implementing energy performance certificates and we need to start training energy audit inspectors
So far the campaign has the support of influential industry bodies such as RIBA, URS, RICS and the British Council for Offices.

Now's your chance to add your voice to the campaign. Register your support by clicking on the feedback button in the top hand corner and why not include your suggestions as to how we can improve the performance of our energy hungry buildings.

We will publish the best of your comments below.


99% Campaign

Your comments on the campaign

David Thomas
Its about time, the government needs to wake up to this fact. The Code for Sustainable 黑洞社区s is a start but this will need some kind of incentive to make it work, such as zero rated VAT on sustainable construction improvements for energy and resource use.

Ben Rimmer
Costs of updating traditional sash windows with efficient double-glazing are prohibitive. Of course we must preserve the heritage of our listed buildings, but there should also be incentive to modernise sympathetically. This is especially important when considering rented buildings, where a Landlord often has no financial incentive to do so. (Does (s)he pay the heating bill?)

Edward Murphy
It's time for all humankind to 'wake up and smell the coffee'. We can no longer afford to continue to consume like we do. Energy freedoms today will be energy shackles tomorrow.