With the recent cold snap a taste of the winter to come, Actis is reminding builders of the cost savings and health benefits they can generate for householders by ensuring their homes are well-insulated.
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.
The Building Engineering Services Association (BESA) is citing recent heatwaves as a clear sign of the urgent need for improved residential cooling, advocating for increased incentives to support heat pump installations in overheating homes.
Insulation specialist Actis has upgraded its library of construction details to help architects and builders ensure their projects perform thermally in real life just as planned at the design stage.
Carl Henriksen, CEO of managed IT specialist OryxAlign, explains why smarter building management systems (SBMS) are essential for ensuring smarter and greener urban infrastructure.
The Retrofit Advisory Panel has been established by the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero in response to several instances of poor-quality solid wall insulation installations that necessitated remediation or repair.
As we face the mounting challenges of net zero, economic uncertainty and social inequality, the need to retrofit our existing building stock has never been clearer or more urgent, says Rachael Owens, co-director, National Retrofit Hub.
