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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Joanna Partridge

Drive for net zero fuels UK boom in retrofitting buildings for new use

10 Brindleyplace in Birmingham
10 Brindleyplace in Birmingham, is undergoing a £40m transformation. Photograph: Christopher Thomond/The Guardian

From a former ice factory becoming a shiny home for offices and shops, to a Victorian bus works getting a new lease of life as a flexible workspace, across the country, buildings are being retrofitted and repurposed for the future.

It stands in stark contrast to what seemed like the commercial property industry’s motto in recent years: knock it all down and start again.

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