Dan Doran, principal consultant at BREEAM, discusses embodied carbon in construction. He examines what action the industry should be taking now to avoid overshooting the ‘carbon budget’, and the role of lifecycle assessment in measuring and reducing embodied carbon.
If the UK is going to meet its ambitious net-zero climate change targets by 2050 then the energy efficiency of our homes will need to be addressed says Simon Storer, chief executive of the Insultation Manufacturers Association.
Nearly 100 electric cars have already been rolled out to Mitie’s employees in just four months, and now they have officially begun rolling out their first electric vans.
Matthew Evans, head of technical GB at Kingspan Insulation UK, highlights how installing more thermally efficient insulation to extend useable floorspace in buildings, maintaining performance while improving RoI.
‘Range anxiety’ is a major barrier to the widespread adoption of electric cars, Britpave believes that concrete roads that charge electric vehicles could be...
BSRIA has successfully extended the scope of its UKAS accreditation to include the testing of Individual Zone Controllers (IZC) in accordance with the eu.bac Certification Scheme.
Richard Tibenham of Greenlite Energy Assessors says a case of two highly energy-inefficient and ‘hard-to-treat’ buildings, built in 2013, should serve as a warning to the whole construction sector as focus turns to zero carbon operation.
Interreg France (Channel) England Programme has approved the largest ever Interreg project that could be game-changing for the European tidal stream energy sector.
Changes to the construction industry could cut the emissions generated from buildings and infrastructure in cities by 44% by 2050, according to new research.
The heat efficiency of a Grade II listed Georgian townhouse in Bath is set to be drastically improved due to the introduction of Spacetherm® Multi insulation.
Plans for Drax Power to install four new gas turbines in North Yorkshire have been given the go-ahead, as energy minister Andrea Leadsom overturns a decision by the UK’s Planning Inspectorate.
