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Survey reveals builders want to go green
By editor | 27 Oct, 2010
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The Green Register (TGR) recently carried out a survey online as well as in Professional Builder magazine, a sister title to Greenbuild News, asking builders across the UK to share their thoughts on sustainable building.

The results are very interesting, with 100% of builders saying they think that if they were greener builders they would be seen as better builders, which shows that they don’t view green building techniques as a luxury add-on but as an integral part of quality building work.

Significantly, 62% of the builders that took part in this questionnaire said that their customers are asking them to build using green building techniques. This proves that there is a growing market out there for building professionals who want to offer green building services. This is reinforced by the findings that 61% of the respondents said that their work does already involve green building. In contrast, 33% said their current work hardly ever involves sustainable building.

Hot topics
The top two subjects that builders say they are keen to learn more about are:
  • renewable energy technologies, for example solar panels, wind turbines and heat pumps;
  • best practice detailing that relates to airtightness and insulation installation.
Surprisingly, Government legislation and the Code for Sustainable Homes weren't seen as so important. TGR’s director Lucy Pedler explains why this area is key to builders seeking to grow their business through sustainability: “Building professionals cannot afford to ignore the current new government legislation on sustainable construction. What is more, they’ll be missing business opportunities to inform their clients on Feed-in Tariffs and other low-carbon solutions for their buildings.”

Low-impact materials, health & well-being of residents (by using products such as natural paints) and indoor air qualityand ventilation are also important topics to the survey respondents, with the areas given least importance being water management and waste management.

About TGR
TGR offers a wide range of training opportunities to building professionals who are looking to get ahead of the competition and meet demand for green building jobs. To book a place on the forthcoming course Understanding Recent Revisions to the Building Regulations: Parts F, J & L in Bristol on 30th November or Part G in Brighton on the 8th December please visit www.greenregister.org.uk or call 0117 377 3490.



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