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.
Heat pumps don’t succeed because of one clever component. They succeed—or fail—because of a series of key choices made during design, installation, and operation.
The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has awarded Mott MacDonald a contract to deliver technical advisory services in support of government oversight of the Sizewell C nuclear power plant on the Suffolk coast.
The Building Controls Industry Association (BCIA) welcomes the Government’s Warm Homes Plan but is disappointed that the Plan includes no new policies or funding commitments to support the decarbonisation of non-domestic buildings.
Paebbl and Heijmans have unveiled a 'world first' showcase of a 7 metre pedestrian bridge, containing 75% circular raw materials, with no primary sand or gravel.
The ‘Warm Homes Plan’ will deliver £15bn of public investment, roll out upgrades to up to 5 million homes that could save them hundreds on energy bills and help to lift up to a million families out of fuel poverty by 2030.
With snow on the ground across large parts of Great Britain this week, combined with news that 2025 was a record year for renewables, insulation specialist Actis is reminding architects and specifiers that the key to an energy efficient home lies in prioritising the fabric of a building.
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) is now inviting entries for its 2026 BREEAM Awards, with eight new categories recognising innovations and achievements in sustainable building design, development, operation and management.
From cold-climate performance to suitability for older buildings, heat pumps remain widely misunderstood. In reality, they are mechanically simple systems based on established principles of physics, with performance outcomes driven by design decisions rather than inherent limitations.
