John McComb, technical services director at Reynaers Aluminium, looks at the work taking place within the aluminium industry to improve access to products with lower levels of embodied carbon.
Jan-Maurits Loecke, sustainability fellow & associate principal at architecture firm CallisonRTKL (CRTKL), explores how building design, retrofitting and collaboration can promote net zero in the construction industry.
A report from the Institute for Government has warned that the UK risks a worse energy crisis in 2023, after a decade of ineffective housing and energy policy.
Joseph Raftery, heating product manager at Samsung Climate Solutions UK, shares insight into the 'must-knows' for developers about heat pumps in new builds - from design to installation.
Notting Hill Genesis is seeking heat network contractors for maintenance, metering and billing services contracts worth a combined £25m on over their 35 estates.
Ahead of COP27, World Green Building Week 2022 calls on the global building and construction sectors to accelerate uptake of low carbon built environment solutions.
Industry leaders have reacted to the recent Liz Truss energy price cap announcement as the new prime minister unveils a two-year plan to cap typical energy bills at £2,500 a year.
The Science Based Targets initiative1 has approved Saint-Gobain’s carbon neutrality targets as consistent with the organization’s new net zero standard and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Build Net Zero Now campaign is calling for urgent action from housebuilding industry. Richard Broad, projects and communications manager of the Good Homes Alliance, discusses its progress.
Decarbonising construction is a complex and challenging task. Industry group ZERO is working on a plain language playbook that will help everyone make the journey.
A planned extension to Leeds’ district heating network will begin construction after being awarded Heat Networks Investment Project funding, adding 2,500 metres to the network.
Seddon has joined the University of Salford’s Friends of Energy House 2.0, which will create a STEM PhD studentship, local community initiatives and educational outreach programmes.
As AIMCH, the UKs flagship collaborative R&D project, whose aim has been to develop, trial and scale up industrialised housing techniques ends, Stewart Dalgarno, its project director, reflects on its achievements and predicts what’s next on the agenda for building net zero carbon homes.
In this article, Kate Rodger, head of customer success at Cervest explains to PBC Today the importance of climate intelligence in adapting our infrastructure to address the ongoing climate crisis.
Plastic’s questionable sustainability credentials mean we need to challenge recycling myths and examine ways to reduce our reliance on plastic pipes and other building materials, argues Andrew Surtees, co-founder of the Copper Sustainability Partnership.
The expected surge in the energy price cap to an alleged £4,266 in January 2023 not only puts immense pressure on households but exposes flaws in the Government’s domestic heating strategy.
The public sector faces a significant challenge in transitioning to net zero. The UK Real Estate Investment & Infrastructure Forum recently held a panel discussion looking at some of the key issues including funding and the impact of the skills shortage.
