Cut #VAT to encourage retrofit of historic buildings, says UK parliamentary report which calls for a cut in VAT when #retrofitting historic buildings and a presumption against #demolition in the #planning process. #RetroFirst #climate #embodiedenergy.
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/cut-vat-to-encourage-retrofit-of-historic-buildings-says-parliamentary-report

Who is saying what about the #demolition of M&S Oxford Street. #climate #embodiedenergy. From Kristin Scott Thomas to Julia Barfield:
https://www.architectsjournal.co.uk/news/from-kristin-scott-thomas-to-julia-barfield-who-is-saying-what-about-ms-oxford-street

After reading https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2000-watt_society I have a few questions --

Is anybody publicly collating embodied energy costs for different products and/or materials?

Any foundations or other efforts focusing on framing this question in a North American context?

#2000wattSociety #2000watt #2kw #EmbodiedEnergy #CarbonFootprint

🇬🇧 Call to contributors on a collaborative documentation focused on how to extend the lifespan of hardware abandoned by the manufacturers.

https://hackmd.io/@arthurlutz/awesome-software-running-on-old-hardware/edit?both

Boosts & retweets appreciated to extend the call. Any feedback welcome.

#lowtech #abandonware #hardware #embodiedenergy