Sustainable building materials are not being utilised to anywhere like their full potential in the UK. The use of natural fibre insulation could have significant benefits for the UK’s older housing stock.

Sustainable building materials are not being utilised to anywhere like their full potential in the UK. The use of natural fibre insulation could have significant benefits for the UK’s older housing stock. Type: conclusion | Number: 38 | Paragraph: 158 | Response status: not_addressed Government response: We recognise that the carbon emitted during by the construction of homes and buildings, or embodied carbon, can account for a significant proportion of the total carbon emissions over the lifetime of a building. As we transition to a net zero economy, reducing these emissions by increasing the use o