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Good NABERS: How BRE is tackling climate change through collaboration

Meeting ambitious sustainability targets requires us all to pitch in, says Building Research Establishment chief executive Gillian Charlesworth.

Report: Cost of net-zero ‘cheaper than previously thought’

A new report has revealed that achieving net-zero targets may be cheaper than previously thought, as it outlines a detailed route map for a fully decarbonised UK.

Delivering net zero in the built environment

Most built environment sectors are unprepared for net zero, with water, ports and airports the least ready, according to a report by the Association for Consultancy and Engineering (ACE) and the Environmental Industries Commission (EIC).

BAM breaks ground on CEG’s EQ development in Bristol

BAM Construction broke ground on CEG’s EQ development in Bristol City Centre this week, becoming the largest speculative office development currently underway in the...

Partnership to develop zero carbon homes in Cheshire

ENGIE, in partnership with QWest Homes, has commenced work on a £16.2m sustainable development in Cheshire, delivering zero carbon homes that will help the local council reduce carbon emissions and bring down living costs.

HS2 boosts green business and tourism in Cumbria

The proposed HS2 rail service connecting passengers travelling between Carlisle and London will provide a welcome boost to the Lake District’s 2040 Visitor Travel Vision.

Mace signs up to SteelZero initiative

Mace has signed up to SteelZero, joining Grosvenor and Ørsted A/S in the initiative aimed at driving market demand for net-zero steel.

Green light for net-zero Timber Square scheme

Timber Square has been given the green light, which will be the largest commercial development in the UK to use cross-laminated timber (CLT).

Morgan Sindall breaks ground on energy efficient school block

Morgan Sindall Construction has begun work on a new £4m performing arts block and extension for Ash Manor School on Manor Road in Ash, Surrey.

AI software to help construction industry reduce embodied carbon

Computer scientists at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are developing software that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to help construction companies reduce the amount of embodied carbon in their projects.

Green light for ‘world-first’ hydrogen heating network

Plans for H100 Fife, a world-first hydrogen heating network, have been given the green light by Ofgem.

Case study: Self-build achieves impressive airtightness rating

A Timber framer's five-bedroom self-build has achieved an impressive airtightness rating and has no need for central heating, thanks to Actis.

UKGBC guidance to facilitate delivery of net-zero carbon buildings

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published new guidance which examines how current barriers to the delivery of net-zero carbon buildings can be overcome.

Skanska puts electric vehicle policy into action

Skanska UK has taken a major step towards its target to become carbon neutral by 2045 with the introduction of a radically new electric vehicle (EV) company car policy.

Wates launches social housing energy service

Wates has launched a new service which will help social landlords to prepare their housing stock to meet zero carbon obligations.

Morgan Sindall to deliver £36m low carbon secondary school

Morgan Sindall has been appointed as preferred bidder to deliver a new low carbon sixth form entry secondary school in Aylesbury for Buckinghamshire Council.

Graham launches net-zero carbon workshops

Graham has commenced a series of workshops to help achieve its ambitious pledge to reduce its carbon emissions by 50% by 2030 as the first step in reaching Net Zero Carbon emissions by 2045.

Smart tool ­project receives £1.5m funding to lower building carbon

EcRoFit has been awarded £1.5m to provide a new tool for assessing energy efficiency and renewable energy use in domestic and non-domestic buildings.

Actis cutting tool ‘makes life ten times easier’

David Ball, site manager at Barnstaple-based Anderson and Evans says the discovery of the Actis specialist cutting tool has been transformative.

Plans in for Manchester’s energy-efficient Northern Gateway scheme

Plans have been submitted for The Gasworks – New Town, a new neighbourhood of 1,202 homes and public green space that will set a benchmark for energy-efficient living in Manchester’s Northern Gateway regeneration area.

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