All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 26
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NewsUKGBC calls for standardised measures of carbon savings when reusing materials
Lack of agreed metrics on carbon savings from retaining components in projects is an important gap in industry knowledge, climate group claims
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NewsAcademics unveil ‘weather-resistant’ heat pump
The ‘flexible’ technology could solve the problem of heat pumps affected by cold weather
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NewsBRE boss urges Sunak and Truss to publish costed plans to decarbonise buildings
Call comes as leadership candidates distance themselves from green initiatives
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NewsEnergy efficiency regulations ‘have slowed development’ says Glenigan
Housebuilding starts slowed as sector got to grips with changes to Part L, according to analysts.
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NewsSizewell C approval faces legal challenge
Campaigners initiate judicial review process against decision to approve nuclear new build
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CommentA gold standard for net zero in historic buildings
Recommendations on how to deliver net zero carbon emissions for heritage structures are contained in a new research report
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NewsWillmott Dixon to build UK’s second Passivhaus leisure centre
Contractor strikes deal to build Spelthorne Leisure Centre
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CommentThis is how we rise to the retrofit challenge
Pragmatism, agility and flexibility are vital qualities when working on a building that requires updating, says Ed Williams of Fletcher Priest Architects
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NewsFirms on notice for £2bn decarbonisation framework
DPS covers south west region and runs for 10 years
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NewsOver £600m up for grabs to decarbonise public buildings
Latest phase of government’s retrofit scheme could save taxpayer £650m annually
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CommentWe need evidence-based design to reach climate and wellbeing targets
We know we should be building more sustainably, so let’s gather the facts that make the construction case incontrovertible, says Sadie Morgan
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NewsPay-off to Bond Street contractor a ‘success story’, says report
Committee says £19m payment to Costain-Skanska JV saved project millions more
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NewsGovernment urged to review scaled back northern rail investments
Transport committee wants to see cost-benefit analysis on trimmed back Integrated Rail Plan
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NewsTfL’s City block roof extension approved
Extra level added to office building above new Bank station entrance
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CommentClimate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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CommentContract clauses for the climate
The Chancery Lane Project brings together lawyers to draft contract clauses that incentivise climate positive practice
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CommentRebuilding Ukraine will be neither quick nor easy. We should start planning now
Colin Ross, general director of the Gleeds office in Kyiv, looks at the reconstruction task ahead – and asks who is going to pick up the bill
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Energy transition
The 2020s will be the decade when the foundations of the UK’s energy transition to net zero are established. What is involved in this transition, and how are things progressing?
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CommentCurrent political chaos could cast long shadow over our industry
With calls growing for tax cuts and short-term fixes, a longer-term growth strategy underpinned by investment looks to be at risk
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FeaturesLow-carbon homes: Why Part L is just the beginning
Christopher Price, technical development manager for Knauf Insulation, looks at what Approved Document L means for carbon reduction in new homes