The chancellor’s green recovery package announced in today’s summer statement does not go far enough, architects have said.

They described plans for the retro-fitting of public sector buildings and social housing as “a welcome first step” but said enduring policy change was needed to give the economy a sustainable kickstart and help the country meet its net-zero carbon goals.

In a bumper mini-budget full of eye-catching measures, Rishi Sunak announced £1bn of funding to improve the energy efficiency of public-sector buildings and a £50m fund to pilot the decarbonisation of social housing through interventions such as insulation and heat pumps.

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