BE-ST Fest East Retrofit Conference - The Reuse Dividend

Written By Kyly Bird

At this year's BE-ST Fest East, Richard Nelson presented our latest report, The Reuse Dividend: Unlocking Economic Growth from Britain's Existing Buildings.

In his talk, he explained why a 20% VAT gap still nudges policy towards demolition rather than retrofit. Drawing on lessons from France's VAT reductions and Germany's subsidised loans, he set out what a retrofit revolution could look like here in the UK.

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