Deep retrofits have been hailed as the solution to old carbon-emitting buildings unprepared for the extreme temperatures of climate change. But how much will they cost?
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Providing social housing with deep retrofits — enough to protect people from climate change and earthquakes, while reducing energy consumption and carbon pollution — costs about 60 per cent more than routine upgrades, but falls far short of the cost of a new building, a new B.C.-focused report has found.
Deep retrofits have been hailed as the solution to old carbon-emitting buildings unprepared for the extreme temperatures of climate change. But how much will they cost?
Deep retrofits have been hailed as the solution to old carbon-emitting buildings unprepared for the extreme temperatures of climate change. But how much will they cost?