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What you should know about solar farms and their steel structures

Designing the steel structures for a solar farm requires careful consideration many elements. Software tools and structural engineering principles play vital roles in these calculations, ensuring the safety and effectiveness of the solar farm’s physical framework.

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New initiative Home Hero to improve access to retrofit

A new initiative, from Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd, will improve access to energy efficiency improvements.

Heat Pump Week launches across the UK

Starting today, 23/09, Heat Pump Week has begun across the UK, boosting awareness and progress in this sustainable heating technology.

Embracing adaptive reuse and resilient design

Our world isn’t static, and our buildings can’t be either. Ageing commercial and residential buildings waste energy, and new regulations increasingly mandate sustainability. Could adaptive reuse be the answer?

Muse joins the Passivhaus Trust

Muse, Morgan Sindall's nationwide placemaker and urban regeneration business, has joined the Passivhaus Trust.

NRH to take over Net Zero stage at UKCW for a day

UK Construction Week (UKCW) has announced that the National Retrofit Hub (NRH) will take over the Net Zero stage on 02 October.

New construction framework can help government manage waste

Reconomy have launched a new construction framework intended to help the new government to reform construction waste management.

Cumbrian coal mine deemed unlawful

Planning permission has been removed for a controversial Cumbrian coal mine as the High Court has deemed it unlawful.

Over 40 firms join forces in new Environmental Industries Association (EIA)

The new Environmental Industries Association (EIA) aims to be the largest environmental trade body in the UK, with over 40 member firms across environmental technology and services sector.

How retrofitting can help solve the UK’s housing crisis

The team at Buro Happold examine what is needed to answer the UK's housing crisis- and how retrofitting can help make use of over one million empty homes.

Could AI visualisation solve Britain’s great retrofit challenge?

Martin Huber, CEO and co-founder of 3D modelling and spatial data company Metaroom by Amrax, discusses why VR and AI visualisation will be key enablers of Britain’s’ retrofit revolution.

How smart buildings are helping the built environment reduce its carbon emissions

Stacey Lucas, president of the BCIA, discusses the ways smart buildings can help lower the built environment's carbon output.

Brick dust in cement can lead to lower carbon content

A new report has found that using waste such as clay and brick dust in cement production can reduce embodied carbon by up to 3%.

ICE launch survey into carbon impact of preparatory works

The Institute of Civil Engineers has launched a survey amongst its members to analyse the carbon impact of its enabling infrastructure works.

NeoCarbon open new lab to upgrade carbon capture retrofit technology

NeoCarbon have opened a new lab to test their sorbents and upgrade their carbon capture retrofit technology.

Balfour Beatty’s M77 Hydrogen project retrofits heavy vehicles

Balfour Beatty's M77 Hydrogen project is underway, retrofitting heavy vehicles to take hydrogen fuel and promoting decarbonisation.

NBS report says greener projects are on the rise

NBS has released their latest research into greener projects, confirming that their numbers are increasing over time.

TMO4+: A paradigm shift in grid connections for a greener UK

The importance of accelerating grid connections for planned renewable generators, such as solar and wind farms, has never been greater. However, the current system for grid connection approvals is delaying many projects, often unnecessarily. New regulations, known as TMO4+, due to come into force in January 2025 aim to accelerate the UK’s net zero transition by 10 years. Phillip Robinson of ITPEnergised takes a look.

Will power-hungry AI overwhelm the National Grid? Can electrical apprentices save the day?

The National Grid could struggle to supply electricity when power-hungry AI servers take a central role in society, and the UK will need many more skilled, highly qualified electrical apprentices to cope.

Hydrogen powered skyscraper to be constructed in Egypt

Forbes International Tower, set to be the first net-zero tower in the region, will start construction next year.

Electric ‘superhighway’ Eastern Green Link to be laid below seabed

Ofgem have given the go-ahead for the Eastern Green Link, a huge power cable between England and Scotland to take advantage of wind power.

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