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Green building is under threat following cabinet changes

New Prime Minister Theresa May has been criticised for cutting DECC during her reshuffle of the cabinet yesterday, putting green building at risk… When David...

Low carbon strategies used by 75 per cent of UK construction firms

New research shows a significant number of UK construction firms are operating with a low carbon strategy in place… A survey from publishing and marketing...

Consumers will pay more for healthier homes

A new report from the UK Green Building Council suggests consumers are willing to pay more for healthier homes… Consumers are willing to pay more...

Plans revealed for UK-GBC HQ retrofit

The UK Green Building Council is planning to refurbish its headquarters in London with sustainability at the forefront of the project Blueprints for the refurbishment...

WGBC outlines plans to create net zero buildings by 2050

The World Green Building Council has launched a strategy aimed at delivering net zero buildings by 2050… Buildings are responsible for significant carbon output. Reducing...

Shining a light in a dark corner: district heating systems

Bill Watts, Senior Partner at Max Fordham discusses district heating systems in new-build developments I’ve been on record for some time questioning the wisdom of the almost-mandated...

Buildings play role in carbon reduction in other sectors

A new paper has highlighted the role of buildings in supporting low carbon development in other sectors, as well as decarbonising the energy system… Buildings...

Sustainability must remain on the agenda says UK-GBC

The UK Green Building Council has said the nation must continue to address climate change in the wake of the vote to leave the...

Achieving building compliance through Waste Water Heat Recovery

Ashley Prescott, Director at Power-Pipe UK, describes how to achieve building compliance through Waste Water Heat Recovery With the noose for energy efficiency tightening, achieving...

How to get U-values right from the start

Advice on correctly calculating U-values for inverted roof constructions are provided here from Karen Everitt, Product Manager of Polyfoam®XPS at Knauf Insulation… In the construction...

Belfast International Airport ‘powers up’ with solar

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...

Without the zero carbon homes standard can we achieve carbon reduction?

The vision of zero carbon homes is not all lost according to Mike Foster, CE at the Energy and Utilities Alliance (EUA)... In December 2006,...

Green building in London hindered by lack of performance goals

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...

Innovation in net-zero energy housing gets £4.23m boost

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...

The tradegy of the performance gap

Patrick Brown, Assistant Director (sustainability and construction) at the British Property Federation argues for action to close the performance gap, highlighting that reliance on...

Energy guidance for non-domestic buildings published

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 win places on RE:FIT framework

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...

A data drive for energy efficiency

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...

New report highlights factors for delivering building performance

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...

Should more companies consider energy efficient architectural design?

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...

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