Derek Horrocks, of Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd, discusses why the real-life benefits of decarbonisation cannot be underestimated in social housing.
Andy Sloan, MD and senior VP of COWI UK, explores how a systems thinking approach provides comprehensive and essential climate resilience in community infrastructure.
PAS 2080 is a global standard for managing carbon in buildings and infrastructure concerning the whole value chain and aims to reduce carbon and cost through intelligent design and construction.
Kingspan has debuted their latest and lowest-ever embodied carbon access floor panel, the RMG600+, with a 57% reduction in embodied carbon compared to the standard range.
Transport minister Richard Holden visited sites of infrastructure investment in Scotland, where new transport links and hydrogen-powered trucks are being developed.
The Government has announced a series of investments to secure the UK's energy independence, but industry experts are concerned the plans fail to address existing energy waste.
Czechia, Ireland and Spain will be the first countries to participate in the new INDICATE initiative, which aims to boost the availability of quality building climate data to help drive decarbonisation across the sector.
In this article, Tim Roff, technical lead of new energy infrastructure at United Living, explores how the sector can accelerate the UK's energy transition using smarter integrated energy infrastructure systems.
A total of £1.8bn has been awarded through multiple grant schemes such as the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to improve energy efficiency across the UK.
In this article, Alice Bushell, senior associate at Eversheds Sutherland, explores how using green energy solutions, such as rooftop solar PV, could revolutionise warehouses across the UK.
Heating pump industry leaders are calling on the UK government to crack down on the 'swarm' of non-compliant pumps being imported into the UK, potentially costing consumers hundreds of pounds every year.
New data from the Electrification of Heat Demonstration Project and Energy Efficiency at City Plumbing has shown that although heat pumps are three times more efficient than gas boilers, there is a serious heat pump skills gap, with only 18% of engineers knowing how to install them.
The British Property Federation (BPF) has warned that without urgent government intervention in relieving pressures facing those in the residential sector, the UK will fail to deliver on its 2050 net zero target.
Decarbonisation has a huge role to play when meeting the UK’s ambitious carbon targets – but does public sector support go far enough? Hannah Kissick, associate at international M&E consultancy CPW, thinks more funding is needed to help estates move away from fossil fuels.
