Eco-refurbishment of 1960s flats

Therefore, were all such dwellings UK-wide to adopt the energy efficiency measures recommended in this report, the savings would be highly
significant in driving the UK housing stock's emissions down towards the target 60% reduction.

The Energy Saving Trust, in partnership with MEARS and Travis Perkins, recently conducted research into the real life costs of reaching a 60% reduction in carbon emissions from 1960s flats. The resulting report, 'Roadmap to 60%: eco-refurbishment of 1960s flats', is aimed at all those involved in housing in both the social and private rented sectors who wish to improve the environmental performance of their dwellings.

The measures suggested can also have a significant effect in reducing the likelihood of occupants suffering from fuel poverty, and can reduce fuel bills by over 50%.

Due to the breadth and complexity of the existing housing stock, tackling improvement packages for all dwelling types within one report was not feasible, and as a result this report focuses on purpose built 1960s flats. This focus was chosen as it was of particular interest to the project team and the stock they typically work with.

In line with the Energy Saving Trust's refurbishment standards, the report gives low, medium, and high cost dwelling carbon reduction packages for a wide variety of scenarios. These packages have also been appraised for both materials and labour costs by Travis Perkins and Mears Group respectively.