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.
Solar energy alone powers Belfast International Airport for nine hours on the first day of connection thanks to Lightsource Renewable Energy’s new solar farm…
Lightsource...
A new whitepaper has warned a lack of city-wide performance goals are stopping London from becoming a global leader in green building…
A new whitepaper...
The Interreg NWE programme has awarded the Energiesprong net-zero housing refurbishment initiative €5.4m (£4.23m) of European funding…
The funding from the Interreg NWE programme will...
Patrick Brown, Assistant Director (sustainability and construction) at the British Property Federation argues for action to close the performance gap, highlighting that reliance on...
The Scottish government has published new guidance relating to the energy performance of non-domestic buildings…
The Scottish government has published the first batch of technical...
Sixteen firms have been awarded a place on a retrofit framework worth some £1.5bn over four years…
Partners working on the new National Energy Performance...
Luke Smith, Principal Energy Specialist at the National Energy Foundation details how by using well-honed data, Suffolk County Council is able to effectively target...
The UK Green Building Council Task Group has revealed the success factors for delivering building performance in a new report…
How to increasing building performance...
Glass and solar energy specialists at Romag explain why more companies should consider energy efficient architectural design...
One of the defining factors of the 21st century and...
The government has successfully halted zero carbon homes plans after defeating the policy by just four votes…
Last year the government caused a furore by...
The green building industry is calling on national governments to ensure renovation strategies are as ambitious as possible…
Under the EU’s Energy Efficiency Directive, member...
The House of Lords has voted in favour of bringing back carbon standards for homes after government attempts to scale back green policies…
Last year,...
A new pilot scheme that will enable Europe’s cement and lime industries to reduce their environmental footprint has received funding from the EU…
A pilot...
Coral Pearce-Mariner, of Evander examines whether construction firms should implement sustainable solutions into their company policy...
Due to a rise in consumer awareness and the growing...
Volvo Construction Equipment has joined the corporate advisory board of the World Green Building Council…
The World Green Building Council (WGBC) has welcomed a new...
A standard rating for new build homes could help buyers gain reduced mortgages and cheaper building insurance rates…
A new five-star rating standard for new...
