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.
Dr Jaydeep Bhadra, domestic sector technical manager at CIBSE, examines the potential implications of revisiting gas standing charges, exploring how changes to the way households pay for energy could affect the transition to low-carbon heating.
Kerry Scott, global lead for environment and society at Mott MacDonald, discusses how developers should use social licence to hone their communications and outreach to gain and maintain the support of their stakeholders.
While products designed to respond to faults remain important, the most effective fire prevention measures are implemented long before commissioning, says Fronius UK.
Matt Hickman, refurbishment partnerships director at Lovell Renew, explores why the UK retrofit industry needs to look beyond project numbers and consider what successful refurbishment and retrofit means for the people directly affected by the work.
Eugenia Maslova, Technical & Regulatory Affairs Advisor at VELUX, asks if the right things are being measured as the Future Homes Standard prepares to come into effect.
Neil Lawson, managing director & founder, GeoEnergy Design, discusses what’s to come for the Boiler Upgrade Scheme in the latest Budget and the implications of this.
Data centres generate significant amounts of heat, which could give them a much bigger role to play in the UK’s wider energy system. But success requires a shift in perspective, argues Bryony Evans of design consultancy chapmanbdsp.
Heat pumps work. But achieving an efficient heat pump installation requires considerably more than selecting the right machine. GeoEnergy Design explains why the decisions made long before a heat pump is switched on can determine its performance for decades to come.
Climate scientists predict El Niño will make 2027 the hottest year ever recorded, so using heat-reflecting insulation that doesn’t harm the environment is vital.
Claire Rowland, senior manager for the Living Lab and Whole Energy Systems Accelerator at Energy Systems Catapult, explains how the Whole Energy Systems Accelerator acts as a “time machine” for energy trials, allowing network operators to test plausible future conditions before they exist at scale.
