With the recent cold snap a taste of the winter to come, Actis is reminding builders of the cost savings and health benefits they can generate for householders by ensuring their homes are well-insulated.
New research from the National Energy Foundation has revealed low-carbon SuperHomes are also low-energy…
SuperHomes are both low-carbon and low-energy, according to new research. SuperHomes...
The UK Green Building Council has called for greater collaboration as a way of delivering sustainability in major cities…
Collaboration between city councils and the...
An online platform designed for city planners, industry, and energy stakeholders can cut energy use in European cities…
An online platform has succeeded in cutting...
Commercial buildings across the UK are producing significantly more carbon than estimated at the design stage…
A new study from the government’s innovation agency Innovate...
Arno Schmickler, Programme Director, Energiesprong UK describes how the UK can achieve net-zero energy housing…
The European Commission recently announced €3.6 million grant funding to...
A UK construction and engineering firm has utilised tracking devices in its vehicles to reduce carbon emissions by 22 per cent…
Construction and engineering firm...
Exova BM TRADA detail how RICS achieved the ISO 50001 Energy Management Systems Certification and the benefits that implementing it can bring…
The Royal Institution...
Sarah Kenny, of Construction Industry Publications discusses how to deal with waste electrical and electronic equipment, and how it contributes to a circular economy...
Waste electrical...
Thomas Whiffen, Senior Energy Specialist at the National Energy Foundation talks about the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme and how it can save millions...
If anyone needs convincing...
Freelance writer Russell Bowes outlines how the implementation of smart technologies can impact the way our homes are built and heated…
The home of the future...
The background of building renovation in both Nordic and European projects, where actual energy use is quite often 30-40% higher in practice compared to...
A new analysis has revealed within 15 years a significant proportion of the building stock in Germany can be renovated cost-effectively while achieving energy...
Local authorities could use their planning powers to encourage builders to incorporate renewable energy on housing developments, says the Solar Trade Association…
There is little...
Great Blakenham’s energy-from-waste facility has become the first industrial building in East Anglia to be awarded an outstanding rating by BREEAM…
An energy-from-waste (EfW) facility...
New regulations requiring commercial property owners to carry out energy efficiency improvements before selling or leasing will not form part of the EPC regime…
New...
The latest government regulatory review of the green building sector could see more green policies cut, according to experts in the sector…
2015 was a...
