The Decarbonisation of the NI Built Environment report, commissioned by Matrix NI on behalf of the Department for the Economy, sets out strategies to reduce both operational and embodied carbon emissions from homes, workplaces, and infrastructure.
The study outlines opportunities, challenges and case studies. It also identifies four plausible, possible scenarios for decarbonisation over the next 25 years, out to 2050.
Key recommendations in the report include:
- Capturing readily addressable opportunities through improved energy efficiency standards and whole life carbon assessments;
- Reframing decarbonisation as a driver of economic growth, energy security and clean air;
- Accelerating domestic retrofitting and creative reuse of existing buildings;
- Developing long-term frameworks that withstand political and economic uncertainty;
- Investing in skills pathways to address shortages in construction, retrofitting and new energy systems.
