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.
Esh Construction will deliver the retrofit scheme across the Tees Valley, with local authorities securing around £2.1m of Home Upgrade Grant Phase 2 (HUG 2) funding from the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero.
Innovate UK has awarded a grant to support Morgan Sindall’s bespoke whole life carbon assessment software tool, which is being adapted for Nottingham Trent University.
The new tool released by the Building Cost Information Service is able to measure and report on whole life costs and whole life carbon emissions at the same time.
Vincent Matthews, head of UK marketing at SFS, discusses the benefits of working with a product manufacturer in construction to select an appropriate system solution.
Increasing construction material reuse could reduce waste and carbon emissions dramatically – but there are a number of barriers and challenges in the way. Declan Furey, associate at Linesight UK, looks at how we square the economics of the circular supply chain.
US energy technology company Holtec has shortlisted South Yorkshire, the West Midlands, the Tees Valley and Cumbria for a £1.3bn small modular reactor (SMR) factory.
The National Retrofit Hub has recently published its guide to Digital Building Logbooks, which use real-time data and personalised insights to support nationwide retrofit and inclusive sustainability.
A study conducted by the University of Bristol in South Africa has found that mycelium composites, a biobased building material, can have a greater environmental impact than traditional concrete.
Innovation in technology, AI, materials and manufacturing processes will be essential to the transition of the cement and concrete industry towards a net zero future, writes GCCA chief executive Thomas Guillot
The British Property Federation has called on the government to treat logistics property as critical national infrastructure to drive economic growth and renewable power generation across the UK.
The UKGBC has called for the next UK government to upgrade Britain's homes, offices, and public spaces through a £64bn programme of national government investment.
Schools, pools, and hospitals will be supported to make energy-efficient upgrades, with a more than half-a-billion-pound government investment into public sector decarbonisation.
A new NAO report has identified significant risks in Defra's Biodiversity Net Gain Scheme. The findings highlight incomplete preparations and concerns about the effectiveness of local authorities in enforcing the new requirements.
