Swansea City reveals ‘Homes as Power Stations’ plan
Swansea Council's cabinet will meet on 7 May to consider approving the submission of a Homes as Power Stations project business case,
State of the Nation review: Performance evaluation of new housing
In a major study funded by the Building Performance Network, Professor Rajat Gupta and Matt Greg of Oxford Brookes University have conducted a comprehensive review of key studies on new housing performance and Building Performance Evaluation methods.
BRE Group response to Future Homes Standard consultation
BRE Group, the world-leading body for improving the built environment, builds on its response submitted to the government’s proposed Future Homes Standard in February.
New pre-commission cleaning of pipework systems guidance
BSRIA has published a new edition of its guide on pre-commission cleaning of pipework systems.
Kingspan Kooltherm: Achieving more with less
Kingspan Kooltherm has been developed to meet exacting new energy performance regulations for new homes while still offering slimline design.
Kier reappointed to £100m firmus energy contract
Kier has been reappointed by firmus energy to provide natural gas distribution infrastructure services in a c.£100m contract with a possible three-year extension.
How can construction tackle the overheating challenge?
Chris Stanley, housing manager at the Concrete Block Association (CBA), explores the need to improve resilience to overheating, from the building materials used to the way our structures are designed.
£70m boost for the sustainable development of Scotland
Crown Estate Scotland has published its three-year plan setting out how it will manage sea, land and coastline for the sustainable development of Scotland’s communities and businesses.
Climate change and the HVP industry
NSUSL examines the difficulties the HVP industry faces in adapting to new technology and climate change.
One Manchester and council to deliver low-carbon affordable homes
One Manchester and Manchester City Council will deliver 139 new affordable homes using Passivhaus techniques to lower the carbon footprint.
Hinkley Point C reduces workforce to 2,000
Hinkley Point C has announced that it will reduce the number of workers by more than half to around 2,000 in the next few days in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Arup to assess potential use of hydrogen with Scottish Government
Arup has been appointed by the Scottish Government to commence an assessment of the potential to use hydrogen within the Scottish energy system.
Digital Energy Efficiency Platform to improve SMEs energy efficiency
arbnco has secured a £641,000 contract to provide a prototype of its Digital Energy Efficiency Platform (DEEP) to improve energy efficiency across the UK’s 5.9m SMEs.
LABC and industry experts welcome Actis SAP training course
Developers, surveyors, architects, building control heads and energy surveyors across the South West have been the first to enjoy a training course on changes to SAP, devised by insulation specialist Actis.
