Sustainability is about the financial, social, organisational and environmental future of your project.

We can help you put the right structures in place so that your activities run for years to come.

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Environmental sustainability

Are you doing any building work? Make sure to look at the most energy-efficient options.

Think about:

Also, don’t forget to:

Find out more about making your building sustainable

Best practice notes are also available for architects and surveyors issued jointly by the Ecclesiastical Architects and Surveyors Association and the Church Buildings Council, which describe how to integrate environmental matters into Quinquennial Inspections and project work as part of our path to Net Zero Carbon.

“In the long-term investing in energy efficiency is likely to save you money.”

Crossing the Threshold

It’s not just about the environment

There are other things you need to think about to make sure your project is sustainable.

Economic sustainability
Organisational sustainability
Social sustainability

Case studies

Next steps

To make your vision become a reality you need to start thinking about:


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