The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) has today, Monday 10 June 2024, responded to the Liberal Democrats 2024 general election manifesto, ‘For a Fair Deal’, published earlier today.
RIBA President Muyiwa Oki said:
“From delivering 150,000 social homes to mandating a zero-carbon standard for new builds, to introducing a Home Energy Upgrade retrofitting programme to adequately resourcing planning departments, there is much to welcome in this manifesto.
As a country, we’re crying out for high-quality social housing and for a plan to upgrade our leaky housing stock.
While welcoming these proposals, I urge the party to consider mandating both operational and embodied energy as part of their new zero-carbon standard, and to consider using stamp duty as a retrofit tax incentive – something we’ve long been calling for.
These are ambitious, encouraging pledges, but they won’t succeed without the expertise of architects and collaboration across our sector.”
Notes to editors:
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