Tenements Short Life Working Group – energy efficiency and zero emissions heating: final report

The Tenements Short Life Working Group present their recommendations to the Scottish Government on the best approach for decarbonising the heat supply of tenement buildings and achieving a good level of energy efficiency, in line with commitments in the Heat in Buildings Strategy.


6. Appendix – Short Life Working Group Information

6.1 Membership:

  • Prof Lori McElroy MBE (Chair) – University of Strathclyde
  • William Watson - Aberdeen City Council
  • Ailsa Macfarlane – Built Environment Forum Scotland
  • Jackie Timmons - City of Edinburgh Council
  • Ian Smith - Changeworks
  • Elaine Waterson / Clare Hamilton - Energy Saving Trust
  • David Weatherall - Future Climate
  • Duncan Thomson - Glasgow City Council
  • Lila Angelaka / Roger Curtis / Simon Montgomery / Virginia Sharp - Historic Environment Scotland
  • Alison McDiarmid - Property Managers Association
  • Christina Gaiger - Royal Incorporation of Architects in Scotland
  • Euan Ryan - Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors
  • Mike Heffron - Under One Roof
  • Prof Douglas Robertson - University of Stirling
  • Cassandra Dove - Scottish Federation of Housing Associations

6.2 Meetings:

Meeting 1 – 28 February 2022

Focus: Heat in Buildings Strategy; tenement archetypes; potential approaches to regulation; whole tenement energy efficiency standard; whole building assessment.

Meeting 2 – 30 March 2022

Focus: Proposed New Housing Standard; Scottish Law Commission law reform project; Green Heat Finance Taskforce.

Meeting 3 – 25 April 2022

Focus: Costs of and options for interventions in tenements; whole building assessment.

Meeting 4 – 27 July - 2022

Focus: Traditional and protected buildings; support and delivery programmes; potential recommendations.

Meeting 5 – 13 October 2022

Focus: Final conclusions and recommendations.

Contact

Email: leeanne.mullan@gov.scot

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