Earth Notes: General Bibliography (eyre2023fabric)

• [eyre2023fabric] Eyre, Nick and Fawcett, Tina and Topouzi, Marina and Killip, Gavin and Oreszczyn, Tadj et al. Fabric first: is it still the right approach? (accessed 2024-03-20), Ubiquity Press, Ltd., 2023, Buildings and Cities, volume 4, report/number 1, ISSN 2632-6655, doi:10.5334/bc.388, article/pages 965–972 (article) (BibTeX).
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  [Quote: "'understanding first' approach" Quote: "The extent of fabric improvement needed will therefore vary across the stock. In some cases, e.g. where apartments are dominant, the role of fabric improvement may be limited. A recent detailed evaluation of a stock of 33,300 homes (85% flats) in London suggested that fabric measures alone would only achieve a 13% cut in gas use, at a cost of \pound31,900 per dwelling ..." Quote: "The largest additional upstream costs are likely to be in zero-carbon generation to accommodate the peak demand of a widespread shift to heat pumps. In addition, electricity networks in some places will need to be strengthened." Quote: "Residential buildings are homes: they need to be healthy, comfortable and affordable. ... that points to a high short-term focus on fabric improvement for households on low incomes and in poor housing." Quote: "... a review finds the optimal stock average energy demand reduction from fabric measures is likely to be 30–50%."]