ENGIE acquires housing maintenance services
ENGIE has reached an agreement to acquire long-term heating and building maintenance contracts, previously operated by Carillion Energy Services Limited, with the Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Solar heating company appoints new Chief Executive
Martin Wright, Chairman of the Renewable Energy Association (REA) and former Managing Director of energy company, Marine Current Turbines, has been appointed Chief Executive of Minus 7
BSRIA to deliver presentations on global HVAC trends
BSRIA is to showcase global HVAC trends at the MCE Mostra Convegno Expocomfort 2018 – taking place on 13-16 March at Fieramilanocity, Milan
BSRIA supports renewable heat incentive reform
BSRIA has announced its support of the “reformed and refocused scheme” for the Renewable Heat Incentive (RHI) issued by the Government on 9 February following an industry-wide consultation
2018 CIBSE Building Performance Awards announced
Three organisations were double-winners at this year’s CIBSE Building Performance Awards, with the results announced on 6 February at the Grosvenor House Hotel, London
Research project to transform the future of wall insulation
The way in which homes are insulated could be transformed following research by Leeds Beckett academics
“Cleaner construction practices are vital to tackle toxic air” urges former Deputy Mayor of...
With around 50,000 UK deaths a year related to poor air quality and the World Health Organisation estimating that pollution costs £54bn annually, Matthew Pencharz highlights the role of construction sites and temporary power generators
BioComposites Centre to review bioenergy resources for construction
Bangor University’s BioComposites Centre (BC) has been selected to lead a consortium to deliver a review on ‘The potential for using bioenergy resources for construction and other non-energy uses’
BRE launches centre for smart homes
The world’s leading building science centre, BRE, is launching a Centre for Smart Homes and Buildings (CSHB) to exist as a collaborative central hub for industry, academia and the government
Hitachi appoints construction chief for £10bn Anglesey nuclear project
Hitachi Nuclear Energy Europe has appointed a project director to the team developing the construction schedule for the £10bn Wylfa Newydd nuclear plant on the Isle of Anglesey
Eric Chassard has joined Hitachi from multinational nuclear power and renewable energy firm Areva, where he was senior executive vice-president of New...
Epping Forest home achieves good SAP rating
A landowner who struggled for years to obtain planning permission to build on a site near Epping Forest has finally succeeded in creating a £1m energy efficient home with an impressive SAP rating – thanks to teamwork between a timber frame specialist and a pioneering insulation system created by Actis
Driving powerful new connections
Power supply delays can have a significant impact on construction projects, wasting time, fuel and money. Here Head of Sales and marketing for business at npower Business Solutions, Beverly Tomkins, shares her experience and explains what can be done to install an electrical connection 75% quicker
Supporting clean growth for the construction industry
Achieving the shift to a low carbon future without sacrificing major projects is a huge challenge facing the construction industry. Brian Worrall, Director of Corporate Affairs at Certas Energy, looks at the role of alternative fuels
Creating a smarter smart meter
Most smart meters tell households how much energy they’ve used but do nothing to help them actually reduce that use. A new project led by Professor David Coley of the University of Bath aims to make smart meters smarter by providing practical advice on cutting consumption
