Ms Marion Jammet:

I agree with what was said by the Construction Industry Federation about the importance of prioritising reuse. If we look at the vacancy rates in our town and city centres they are very high by European standards. It is correct to say that there are things that need to be looked at with regard to building regulations. Maybe there are barriers, or at least perhaps perceived barriers, in relation to accessibility and fire safety, as was said. Definitely there are things to be looked at but it is still important to consider the embodied carbon. For example, the embodied carbon of deep retrofit is one quarter of a new build so even from a carbon footprint aspect, not to mention the-----