#25 Navigating New Builds and Retrofitting - an Expert’s View with Sebastian Klingberg, Savills

Today we are happy to welcome Sebastian Klingberg, Affordable Housing Professional and Surveyor at Savills UK in London. Sebastian undertakes valuations of housing stock in England and consults a wide range of stakeholders such as housing associations, charities, local councils and banks. He is passionate about all matters concerning the affordability and sustainability of housing and emphasises the need to think across sectors, disciplines, borders and indeed ideologies to solve the ongoing European Housing Crisis.

In this episode you’ll learn:

• How to make homes more environmentally friendly and reduce carbon emissions by designing smartly, using sustainable materials, and improving energy efficiency.
• The importance and hurdles of swapping flats for a more equal distribution towards individuals’ needs.
• Low-income households often do not benefit from cost-cutting measures as they tend to not maximize their energy usage during the comparison period and instead increase their consumption when energy costs are cheaper.