The government is providing financial support with over £1 billion allocated for non-domestic public sector buildings through the Public Sector Decarbonisation Fund.

Phase 3b will provide up to £635 million of funding from 2023 to 2025.

Funds come with tight deadlines for applications and delivery of projects therefore organisations must be ready to initiate projects quickly.

Setting out the core objectives to establish a governance framework for how objectives can be delivered across the estate and by who. The next requirement is a plan for how individual projects will provide tailored solutions.

With a range of technologies available there will be specific measures to improve the fabric of the properties.

And for local authorities, plans include district heating and using the “One Public Estate” initiative to co-ordinate across the public sector

“Critically many organisations are on the same journey to net zero, at different stages perhaps, but help, and often funding, is available,” says Simon Walker, Watts’ national director.