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Funding needed to boost heritage retrofit skills, government told

By 2023-03-06T12:12:00

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Report by five big industry names including Peabody and Grosvenor calls for more investment in decarbonsing historic buildings

Unspent apprenticeship levy funds should be used to train people to decarbonise Britain’s seven million heritage buildings, the government has been advised.

A new report commissioned by housing association Peabody, developer Grosvenor, Historic England, The Crown Estate and The National Trust said energy efficiency retrofits on buildings dating to before 1919 would reduce the UK’s annual carbon emissions by 5%.

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