The BRE set to support the £100m “Green Retrofit” programme for non-domestic customers

In a bid to help non-domestic customers implement energy efficiency retrofit projects, the BRE (Building Research Establishment) has partnered with Sustainable Development Capital Ltd in order to launch a new scheme, designed to provide capital investment for the aforementioned works.

The brand new Green Retrofit Investment Programme has up to £100 million available for investment in building retrofit projects and energy infrastructure projects where clear energy and carbon emissions savings will result. £50m of the fund has come from the Government's Green Investment Bank.

The scheme will support projects that deliver reduction in energy demand, cost and greenhouse gas emissions for four areas: building retrofits, renewable heat, combined heat and power (CHP) and urban infrastructure.

The fund is open to projects of £2 million plus and provides backing for up to 100% of project cost, and the return on investment will come from a proportion of the savings in energy bills. The programme is now open for applications.

Speaking at the fund launch, Rufus Logan, Director of BRE Scotland said that BRE's role would be to provide strategic and technical support: "We will provide the hard evidence to help in assessing the risks, delivering performance and ensuring that projects get the recognition they deserve, through standards like BREEAM."

Jonathan Maxwell, founding partner and chief executive of SDCL said, "As a fund we have significant capital to invest in the UK. If you have a project that is ready, we would be happy to look at how we can help."

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