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RIBA and The King’s Foundation team up to launch champion retrofit

The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) and The King’s Foundation have announced the launch of a new initiative to champion retrofit, promote the reuse of existing buildings, and spotlight the local skills and expertise needed to make it happen.

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Skanska puts electric vehicle policy into action

Skanska UK has taken a major step towards its target to become carbon neutral by 2045 with the introduction of a radically new electric vehicle (EV) company car policy.

Wates launches social housing energy service

Wates has launched a new service which will help social landlords to prepare their housing stock to meet zero carbon obligations.

Morgan Sindall to deliver £36m low carbon secondary school

Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a new low carbon sixth form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Council.

Graham launches net-zero carbon workshops

Graham has commenced a series of workshops to help achieve its ambitious pledge to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 as the first step in reaching Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045.

Smart tool ­project receives £1.5m funding to lower building carbon

EcRoFit has been awarded £1.5m to provide a new tool for assessing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in domestic and non-domestic buildings.

Actis cutting tool ‘makes life ten times easier’

David Ball, site manager at Barnstaple-based Anderson and Evans says the discovery of the Actis specialist cutting tool has been transformative.

Plans in for Manchester’s energy-efficient Northern Gateway scheme

Plans have been submitted for The Gasworks – New Town, a new neighbourhood of 1,202 homes and public green space that will set a benchmark for energy-efficient living in Manchester’s Northern Gateway regeneration area.

Net-zero ambitions: Designing and building a more sustainable future

Jorge Beroiz, director at CallisonRTKL, looks at zero carbon building techniques and new innovations including by-product materials, such as using rice husks for sustainable cladding.

Balfour Beatty to deliver £47.5m substation in Peterhead

Balfour Beatty has secured a £47.5m contract to design and build a new 400kV substation in Peterhead, Scotland.

UK’s ‘green industrial revolution’ plan to support 250,000 jobs

Prime minister Boris Johnson has unveiled a ten point plan for a green industrial revolution which will support up to 250,000 jobs across the UK.

Pave Aways hands over Passivhaus school in Powys 

Construction firm Pave Aways has completed the first-ever Passivhaus school to be built for Powys County Council.

30 renewables specialists win spots on £800m energy framework

More than 30 renewable energy, heating and insulation companies have won places on a new £800m energy efficiency framework for the public sector.

How you could make sustainable buildings hot property

Simon Fielden, Sales Director at SFS UK, discusses what specifiers should consider in order to make building envelopes as thermally efficient as possible.

Rolls-Royce plans 16 small nuclear power stations

Rolls-Royce has revealed it will create 6,000 jobs within the next five years, if the government commits to a fleet of 16 small modular reactor (SMR) nuclear power stations.

Willmott Dixon backs initiatives for zero-carbon future

Willmott Dixon is the first construction company to sign-up to all three of The Climate Group’s business campaigns, EV100, EP100 and RE100, to deliver a sustainable zero-carbon future.

Scottish government introduces new renewable heat scheme

The Scottish Government has announced a new £4.5m incentive to help people install renewable and energy efficiency measures in their homes.

ENGIE to deliver net-zero carbon retrofit programme

ENGIE has been appointed by Sutton Housing Partnership (SHP) to design, build and deliver a programme, which will transform existing properties across London into low maintenance, net-zero carbon homes.

Charting a course towards a digital, sustainable built environment

A new publication explores the actions that will need to be taken by the construction sector over the next 20 years if we are to meet the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), on carbon reduction targets.

£4m programme to reduce Bristol’s carbon footprint approved

A £4m Climate and Ecological Emergency Programme to reduce the carbon and ecological footprint in Bristol has been approved.

EDF and Daikin UK to offer low carbon heating solutions

EDF has joined forces with Daikin UK to help its customers make their homes more energy-efficient, discover low-carbon alternatives for heating and help decarbonisation of homes in the UK.

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