A chance to informally discuss the policy for the future of heating in our buildings with the Scottish Government's Jamie Gregory
Thursday 26 January from 6pm
Architecture and Design Scotland, 146 Canongate, Edinburgh. EH8 8DD
We invite you for a night to discuss one of the key current issues, how to heat our buildings. The discussion will be over a drink with one of the team members who are tasked in Government to deliver it. PLEASE NOTE THIS EVENT IS IN PERSON ONLY, and has limited numbers of places, so book up early!
Scotland has ambitious plans to transform its buildings. The Scottish Government's Heat in Buildings Strategy (2021) makes clear the need to ensure that, by 2045, our homes and buildings no longer contribute to climate change, while also tackling fuel poverty. Come and hear Jamie Gregory, from the Scottish Government, outline the changes we will need to make to our building stock both in terms of improving energy efficiency and installing zero emissions heating.
Delivering this transformation will require concerted effort across national and local government, as well as the wider public and private sectors. Locally-led planning will be key to ensuring that the decarbonisation of heat in buildings is delivered in a way that is relevant to local contexts and tailored to the specific needs of communities. It will also need a strategic approach to allow delivery on a large scale.
As part of this Strategy, Local Heat & Energy Efficiency Strategies (LHEES) will set out the long-term plan for decarbonising heat in buildings and improving energy efficiency across an entire local authority area. LHEES are at the heart of a place based, locally-led and tailored approach to the heat transition. These local strategies will underpin an area-based approach to heat and energy efficiency planning and delivery.
Jamie will provide an overview of the Heat in Buildings Strategy followed by a more in depth look into LHEES. You can read it yourself here:
We hope we'll see you there, and bring cash for refreshments!