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Homes overheating: Time for a national strategy?

How big is the problem of overheating in homes and what can we do to mitigate the effects? Andrew Nash, Nuaire divisional manager, takes a look

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Power to zero with Fischer’s zero emission heating solutions

With over 75 years of manufacturing experience, Fischer has supplied homeowners across the country with zero emission heating solutions.

Harnessing next-generation skills to fight the climate crisis in construction with ZERO

Sustainable materials specialist Sam Burdett of Sandberg discusses his experience of being part of ZERO as it looks to drive sustainable change to tackle the climate crisis in construction.

Siemens announce plans to decarbonise Trafford Park

Siemens has proposed a new roadmap for decarbonising Trafford Park, one of Europe’s largest industrial estates. The proposed road map for Trafford Park will support Trafford Council’s aims for the Greater Manchester borough to achieve net zero by 2038.

Why has the government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme been so heavily criticised?

The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been heavily criticised after recently published figures revealed that the scheme failed to meet the target number of boilers replaced by tax-subsidised heat pumps.

Rental sector must scramble to meet requirements of new EPC regulations

Under new EPC regulations proposed by the government, 1.9m bedrooms in London rental properties would be unfit to let by 2028.

Understanding the human benefits of social housing decarbonisation

Derek Horrocks, of Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd, discusses why the real-life benefits of decarbonisation cannot be underestimated in social housing.

How a systems thinking approach boosts infrastructure’s climate resilience

Andy Sloan, MD and senior VP of COWI UK, explores how a systems thinking approach provides comprehensive and essential climate resilience in community infrastructure.

Revised PAS 2080 standard and supporting guidance document have been published  

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.

New lowest-ever embodied carbon access floor panel for commercial offices now available from Kingspan

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.

£143m of transport investment in Scotland brings new roads and net zero vehicles

Transport minister Richard Holden visited sites of infrastructure investment in Scotland, where new transport links and hydrogen-powered trucks are being developed.

Government outlines multi-billion energy revolution on its ‘Energy Security Day’

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.

EU Governments in launch new INDICATE initiative to drive decarbonisation

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.

Investing in new energy systems to accelerate the UK’s energy transition

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.

Balfour Beatty Investments enters EV charging market with £60m funding into Urban Fox

Balfour Beatty has announced an £60m investment into electric vehicle chargepoint operating company Urban Fox.

£1.8bn Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund to improve energy efficiency of social housing

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.

Unused space and green energy: Why warehouse solar PV is the next mini revolution

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.

Pump industry leaders call for crack down on non-compliant pumps

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.

Heat pumps are three times more efficient than gas boilers, but only 18% of engineers know how to install them, studies show

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.

Decarbonise UK public buildings ‘five times faster’ to reach net zero targets, report warns

Efforts to decarbonise UK public buildings must speed up significantly to reach net zero targets, a new report has warned.

Energy Price Guarantee extended for three months ahead of Spring Budget

The Chancellor has announced a further extension of the Energy Price Guarantee (EPG) until June, which will help to bridge the energy price forecast.

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