The Future Homes Standard is a keystone of the government’s emissions reductions strategy - and timber frame construction is recognised as a prime route to compliance.
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is the UK’s first cross-industry standard for net zero carbon aligned buildings. A pilot version was published in 2024 and, following pilot testing in 2025, the full Version 1 is launching early this year.
Retrofit will only succeed if we move beyond assumptions and start measuring what really matters, warns Sara Edmonds, co-director of the National Retrofit Hub.
Many of the causes of climate change are beyond the scope of building design but changing the way we procure, design and construct buildings shouldn’t be – and the hard truth is the built environment has failed on embedding sustainability for too long, writes Chris Halligan MCIAT CEnv.
The UK faces a huge retrofit challenge, yet progress is slow and efforts risk falling short without strong occupant engagement. Tom Garrigan, executive director at BSRIA, explains how robust evaluation and occupant education are critical to ensuring operational success.
The need to accelerate progress on climate change has never been more urgent, and yet strong headwinds over the past year have delivered a clear moment of risk to the transition, as the political landscape in the UK and internationally has shifted, writes Amanda Williams, head of environmental sustainability, CIOB.
As winter continues to bite, roofers, specifiers and builders battling to select an insulating roofing underlay which can cope with winter storms and cold weather may be interested in a new brochure produced by insulation specialist Actis.
With low-carbon ambitions becoming a key focus in construction projects, Carles Rovira, CEO of 7 Steel UK, explores how circular, UK-made steel can support both net zero goals and more resilient supply chains.
In response to the draft National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF), Lichfields has set out an approach to plan-making aimed at improving alignment between planning, grid capacity and delivery timescales for energy infrastructure.
CIBSE’s recent conference, Building Performance Reimagined – What’s Next?, brought together leading voices from across the building services and sustainability sectors.
Without fundamental changes to improve the skills gap, the retrofit sector is in serious danger of not fulfilling its role in net zero targets by 2050, warns Stephen Tracey, chair of the National Home Decarbonisation Group’s Green Skills Working Group and divisional manager for net zero carbon retrofit at Wates Group.
GeoEnergy Design (GED) is a pioneering engineering practice specialising in high-performance, low-carbon heating and cooling systems. Built on decades of experience with more than 500 MW of heat pump assets designed, installed, commissioned, maintained and continuously optimised.
With the energy transition now firmly embedded in national policy, net zero must be understood not simply as an environmental imperative but as a central pillar of economic growth and industrial strategy. According to David Woon, head of net zero engineering and operations at Ennovus Solutions, the coming years represent a defining moment for the UK’s workforce, infrastructure and long-term competitiveness.
