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The UK Green Building Council's (UKGBC) new report shows the industry is increasingly focused on resilience in the built environment.

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Willmott Dixon bags Oxford leisure decarbonisation deal

Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Oxford City Council to deliver an extensive decarbonisation programme across four of the city’s leisure centres.

Actis Boost R Hybrid Roof will come into its own this winter

An insulating breather membrane specifically designed for roofs will come into its own this autumn and winter, as it will help stave off the effects of the weather as temperatures plummet.

Green light for £450m Sunderland battery manufacturing plant

Sunderland City Council has approved plans for the UK’s first at-scale battery manufacturing plant at the International Advanced Manufacturing Park (IAMP).

Net zero for existing buildings: Fabric First investigation

How can greenhouse gas emissions from the built environment be neutralised in order to meet the UK’s net zero ambitions?

Costain bags hydrogen storage facility contract

Costain has been awarded the concept development and FEED study for the HyNet project hydrogen storage facility in northwest England.

Transformation and transition: How the hotel industry can strive towards net zero

With 700,000 hotels and resorts worldwide, the decarbonisation of the leisure sector’s existing estate will be crucial in meeting net zero targets. Simon Gill, hotels and leisure business leader at Arup, discusses a new report exploring how this can be achieved.

Equans launches school retrofit model to support net zero ambitions

Equans has launched a school retrofit model to support the government’s 2050 net zero carbon ambitions.

Amey sets out green ambitions ahead of COP26 

Amey is stepping up its green ambition in the run up to COP26 to meet the growing demand for innovative solutions to meet climate challenges.

Arcadis commits to accelerate net zero transition

Arcadis has committed to accelerating the transition to a net zero world, in which greenhouse gas emissions no longer contribute to climate change.

Amey secures place on National Grid framework

Amey has secured a five-year contract with National Grid Electricity Transmission (NGET) on the RIIO-T2 electricity construction mechanical and electrical installation framework.

VolkerWessels unveils ambitious carbon reduction strategy

VolkerWessels UK has published its Carbon Reduction Strategy, setting out its target of being net zero by 2035.

HS2 trials alternative fuels to cut carbon

The HS2 trial, carried out in partnership with Imperial College London and Balfour Beatty VINCI (BBV), measured tail-pipe emissions to determine the potential benefits of using alternative fuels when compared to red diesel.

Go-ahead for next phase of Mersey Heat network

Liverpool City Council has approved plans to connect the next phase of Peel NRE’s Mersey Heat.

NHBC report gives housebuilders direction on electric vehicle charging 

The NHBC Foundation has published a new report looking at one of the critical aspects that housebuilders and developers will need to consider as the UK aims to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions.

Manchester’s Island secures planning permission

Joint venture partners Greater Manchester Pension Fund (GMPF) and property developer HBD have secured detailed planning permission for Island, their 100,000 sq ft office building in Manchester city centre.

Actis’ Hybrid insulation ‘the best thing since sliced bread’

Builders working on a 6,700 sq ft barrel-roofed house in the Cotswolds say the Actis Hybrid insulation products they installed in it are ‘the best thing since sliced bread’.

Glasgow launches £30bn ‘Greenprint for Investment’

Glasgow City Council has launched its 'Greenprint for Investment', a portfolio of investment projects designed to give a significant boost to the city's target to reach net-zero by 2030.

West Fraser engineered wood panels certified net carbon negative

West Fraser has been independently audited and verified so that all the portfolios of engineered wood panels have been certified as net carbon negative.

Fusion21 begins hunt for contractors to join £750m decarbonisation framework

Fusion21 has begun the hunt for bidders to join its £750m national decarbonisation framework.

Kier trials use of HVO fuels on four sites

Kier trials use of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) fuels across its construction business to help the company reach its net zero goals.

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