The Future Homes Standard is a keystone of the government’s emissions reductions strategy - and timber frame construction is recognised as a prime route to compliance.
With the Met Office confirming that 2025 was the hottest summer on record, insulation specialist Actis says keeping homes cool in summer is more important than ever – both for health and comfort reasons and to reduce the need for electricity-guzzling air conditioning.
Seven contractors including Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall Construction have secured places on SP Energy Networks' multi-billion pound framework for replacing long distance electricity systems across Scotland.
Insulation specialist Actis has launched a visual bee motif campaign to illustrate how its products have been inspired by nature, are good for the planet and make life more comfortable for installers and homeowners.
The government’s “rooftop revolution” promises solar panels on nearly all new homes. But, writes Mark Greatholder and Aliki Zeri of Foot Anstey, the legislative gaps already burn brightly.
Britain’s housing stock is ill-equipped for the effects of a warming world, meaning the work to futureproof the built environment through retrofit must begin today, writes Annisa Sekaringtias, programme manager at the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.
In the middle of the fourth heatwave of the year in England, insulation specialist Actis is reminding specifiers that installing certain types of insulation can actually help reduce the impact of extreme temperatures.
In its first-ever report, the Nuclear Taskforce is calling for a 'radical reset' in nuclear construction to tackle costly and complex regulatory barriers that are holding back British projects from proceeding.
Rolls-Royce SMR has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Czech firm Škoda JS and Curtiss-Wright's UK-based nuclear business (formerly Ultra Energy) to deliver critical safety systems and components for its Small Modular Reactor (SMR) technology.
The National Grid has partnered with leading firms like Balfour Beatty and Morgan Sindall Infrastructure to drive Britain’s transition to a clean energy future.
