Edinburgh World Heritage Energy

An illustration summarising a study led by BTA for The Edinburgh World Heritage Trust, illustrated by the Union of Genius, a famous café and part of a tenement block.  

The conclusion is that it is possible to reduce the carbon footprint of existing buildings, but it is difficult.  ‘Dynamic Simulation Modelling’ by Harley Haddow suggested that energy expenditure costed by Thomson Gray Partnership for a year would be reduced from £9k per year to £2.5k per year.  An ideal solution to improving energy usage would be a district heating system, but this would require a very different kind of investment.