John Sauven: 'There's a huge business opportunity in retro-fitting'

By Chlo毛 McCulloch and Chlo毛 McCulloch Chlo毛 McCulloch2009-12-01T17:52:00+00:00

John Sauven, Greenpeace UK Executive Director

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Video interview with Greenpeace's UK director on the difficulty in finding construction firms to retro-fit existing buildings

John Sauven talks to 精东影视 after speaking at the Making Sustainability Happen conference

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Greenpeace boss, speaking after appearing at 精东影视's Making Sustainable Development Happen conference, identifies the main sustainability challenges for the construction industry as:

Retro-fitting existing building stock, which will still be standing in 2050
Energy efficient heat for buildings, which accounts for half of all energy demands and half of all emissions

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