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Collaboration is key to the sustainability of cities
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...
Energiesprong – making net-zero energy housing a reality
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...
Government seeks feedback on the rural planning system
Ministers have called upon rural businesses and residents to give their views on the barriers facing the rural planning system…
A new consultation has been...
No zero carbon target, no thermal efficiency obligation?
Matthew King, UK and Ireland Director of Actis argues that the removal of the zero carbon target doesn’t have to mean the end of...
CBI publishes report on home energy efficiency
The third in a series of reports setting out an action plan to improve the efficiency of the UK’s homes has been published…
Since September...
Achieving balance between energy efficiency, comfort and ventilation
Steve Hodgson, Chief Executive of The Property Care Association argues that buildings, irrespective of when they were built and with what, need to find...
Reading residents to have say on local plan
Reading Borough Council is asking residents to give their views on the development of the area…
Residents living in Reading will have the opportunity to...
Developers opt for low carbon buildings
Government cuts have not held back the push to develop affordable, zero carbon quality homes…
2015 was a bad year for low carbon building. Cuts...
Housing and Planning Bill moves to the Lords
The Housing and Planning Bill has survived the Commons and will now undergo scrutiny in the Lords…
The controversial Housing and Planning Bill is set...
Flood clean up could boost UK construction
Storm damage repair and improving flood defences could offer a boost for UK engineering and construction…
December saw the wettest weather in century, leading to...
Some of the country’s most run-down estates to get facelift
Prime Minister David Cameron has committed to regenerating some of the nation’s worst housing estates with safe, attractive properties…
The government has promised to remove...
UK construction ends the year on a positive note
The UK’s construction sector ended the year on a high as the figures revealed growth was seen during December…
The construction industry exceeded expectations during...
Energy saving insulation
The Energy Saving Trust examine solid wall insulation and what opportunities it has for UK homes along with what households should consider…
It goes without...
Energy efficiency is infrastructure
Fraser Wallace, Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Energy Association argues that the government need to urgently recognise energy efficiency as infrastructure as part of...
Addressing the UK Housing Shortage
When we consider the problem of the UK housing shortage, we must also consider all the constraints traditional homebuilding methods face
Music industry could benefit from changes to the Planning Bill
The music industry has welcomed proposed amendments to the Planning Bill that would protect existing venues from new developments…
Labour is pushing for new amendments...
Energy efficiency: locked out in the cold?
Energy Correspondent Archie Wallace examines the impact of the Comprehensive Spending Review and its implications for the energy efficiency market...
Remember, remember, the 5th of November. It...
Energy efficiency is infrastructure
Fraser Wallace, Policy Advisor for the Sustainable Energy Association argues that the government needs to urgently recognise energy efficiency as part of its infrastructure...
Has the government given up on energy efficiency?
There were numerous blows delivered during the Autumn Statement and Spending Review earlier this week, but the energy efficiency sector suffered significantly. Planning and...
Index helps to support large scale energy programmes
A new report has revealed how the Local Authority Energy Index has performed over the past 12 months…
The Local Authority Energy Index was set...
How to make your data work in BIM
Karen Alford, BIM Project Executive at the Environment Agency explains how to gather shareable and verifiable data and its key to asset delivery in...
€6.4m boost for green building tech
A new project worth some €6.4m has been launched to help the EU meet carbon targets, tackle fuel poverty, and improve green building technologies…
A...
Chief construction adviser publishes SWI report
A new report from the government's chief construction adviser detailing recommendations relating to the installation of solid wall insulation has been published…
Chief construction adviser...
Retrofit consortium wins £2.6m EU grant
Plans to bring a new zero carbon retrofit model from the Netherlands to the UK have taken a step closer as £2.6m funding is...
Scotland’s chief planner calls for a flexible approach
In a letter, the Scottish government’s chief planner has called on council planners to adopt a positive and flexible approach to private rental applications…
Scotland’s...
Redrow launches graduate scheme recruitment drive
Major housebuilder firm Redrow Homes has launched a recruitment drive for its 2016 graduate scheme…
As the skills shortage continues to gain ground construction employees...