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Commercial and public buildings risk being left behind in the UK's transition to net zero despite more than £40bn of funding, investment and policy support being directed towards building decarbonisation, according to the latest Policy Pulse report from the Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA).

If the UK is to meet its legally binding climate targets while supporting economic growth and public service resilience, it must confront a critical policy blind spot: the decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings. The Government’s Warm Homes Plan reinforces the importance of energy efficiency, yet its focus on the domestic sector leaves a substantial share of energy use, emissions and economic opportunity largely unaddressed.