Endorsements
The Rt. Hon Gordon Brown MP, Prime Minister and Leader of the Labour Party
"I am pleased to see such positive and pro-active work being undertaken by the FMB. I welcome the contribution your campaign will make to support the building industry to build and retrofit homes to higher environmental standards, whilst highlighting the important contribution the construction industry can have in supporting our efforts to tackle climate change.
I wish the FMB well with their campaign." More... (PDF, 66 KB)
The Rt. Hon David Cameron MP, Leader of the Conservative Party and Leader of the Opposition
"We all have a shared responsibility for our neighbours, for our country and for our planet. When it comes to the urgent action required to tackle climate change, we can all make a contribution - governments, businesses, and individuals.
On top of the work of government, the construction industry has a vital part to play in making sure that our carbon targets are met. And as individual homeowners we can all make sure our houses are energy efficient - which also has the benefit of saving us money. These are the principles behind the Building a Greener Britain campaign, and I am delighted to welcome them."
The Rt. Hon Nick Clegg MP, Leader of the Liberal Democrat Party
I fully support the work of the Federation of Master Builders' Building a Greener Britain Campaign.
It is vital that our homes are more energy efficient in order to help lower national carbon emissions and reduce the UK's negative impact on the environment. Not only will building more efficient homes help save the plant however, they will also help save the money in people's pockets.
While the poor state of our housing is adding 41 million tonnes of carbon a year through electricity use and heating to the greenhouse gases causing global warming, as well as killing around 30,000 a year from cold, the contribution of the Building a Greener Britain Campaign is very important.
Sir Michael Latham, chairman of ConstructionSkills
The construction industry has a central role to play in tackling carbon emissions to respond to the environmental challenge we face. Customer demands alongside Government targets and regulations are all helping to drive the pace of change, with sustainable methods, innovative design and materials, and benefits for local communities becoming major factors in the construction process.
I am pleased to support the FMB's Building a Greener Britain campaign, which will advise all employers, especially smaller and medium sized enterprises, on how they can achieve this in order to become more sustainable and attract more work. There is a clear role for bodies such as the FMB and ConstructionSkills to help translate the broad field of sustainability into clear, meaningful and achievable actions for the whole supply chain.