Transforming the built environment in accordance with the government's low carbon agenda could create 40 years of work for small businesses, a new report has claimed.
Published by the Innovation and Growth Team (IGT), the study suggests small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in the UK will be presented with a wealth of opportunities from green building programmes, which will act as a "springboard" to 200,000 new firms.
A "quantum change" within the construction industry was said to be needed to reach the 80 percent cut in carbon emissions on 1990 levels by 2050, which was laid out in the Climate Change Act.
The report will now be sent to the government for consideration, before a response to the recommendations is published next year.
Source: http://www.bis.gov.uk/constructionigt
To read the final report click on the link below
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/l/10-1266-low-carbon-construction-igt-final-report.pdf
To read the executive summary click on the link below
http://www.bis.gov.uk/assets/biscore/business-sectors/docs/l/10-1266es-low-carbon-construction-igt-executive-summary.pdf