HLM set to double retrofit work amid booming market

By Tom Lowe2021-05-26T05:02:00

University clients among those opting for refurbs over new builds

Architect HLM is planning to more than double the amount of refurbishment work it carries out in the coming years amid a booming market for energy-saving retrofit projects.

The practice is expecting retrofit jobs, which currently account for around 15% of its work, to “rise quite rapidly” to at least 35% as clients increasingly opt for refurbishments of existing buildings ahead of new builds.

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