Make whole-life carbon assessments mandatory for buildings, committee urges government

By Daniel Gayne2022-05-26T06:00:00

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Whole-life carbon assessments should be a mandatory requirement for buildings, a parliamentary committee has said.

The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) has urged the government to embed assessments of emissions involved in the construction, operation, maintenance and demolition of a building into the regulatory and planning system.

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