Press & research
Data and comment on the state of the UK's building exteriors.
Envelium publishes open research on the environmental pressures facing building facades, and is happy to provide data, a named spokesperson and regional breakdowns to journalists and researchers.
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The UK Building Exterior Index 2026
Our flagship dataset ranks 15 UK cities by the environmental load on building facades, combining air pollution, wind driven rain, high rise density, building age and heritage load into one comparable score. The full method, sources and raw data are published openly under a Creative Commons Attribution licence, so it can be checked, quoted or rebuilt.
Open & reproducibleEvery sub score and raw input downloadable as CSV, with the method stated in full.
City levelA tailored figure and ranking for each of 15 cities, useful for regional and trade coverage.
Licensed CC BY 4.0Republish or build on it, including commercially, with attribution to Envelium.
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Named spokespersonFor comment or interview, contact us and we will put you in touch with [spokesperson name], [role], Envelium.
Media contactEmail hello@envelium.com for data, the methodology note, regional breakdowns or comment.
Journalists and researchers
Use the index freely with attribution. For a city specific breakdown, the methodology note or a spokesperson, email hello@envelium.com and we will come back quickly.