All net zero articles – Page 10
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There is still (just about) time to modernise rather than die
Five years ago, my wake-up call to the industry was considered dramatic, but I fear I was not being bold enough. The industry’s underlying weaknesses are now more exposed than ever, says Mark Farmer
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Features
Wolfson College, Oxford: first-class graduates in energy efficiency
Wolfson College in Oxford has set out to cut 75% of emissions on its main estate by March next year and plans to be net zero by 2030
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Government publishes long-awaited hydrogen strategy
Plan includes grants to help building firms shift from fossil fuels
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Southampton airport expansion grounded after legal challenge
Campaign group said council had ’underplayed’ the scheme’s environmental impact
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Schools are leading the way to net zero
The rest of the industry is waking up to designing carbon-neutral buildings, but the education sector has been addressing energy efficiency for decades. Once the motive was cutting costs; now it is all about reducing emissions, Alan Fogarty writes
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Government in talks to bring back failed Green Homes Grant retrofit scheme
Business secretary admitted the scrapped £2bn programme had been ‘problematic’
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Heat pumps ‘won’t deliver’ with current technology, FMB warns
Group’s chief says green heating systems are ‘fraught with difficulties’
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Can every construction job become green?
Building pathways into green careers could do much to attract much-needed new workers into the sector, says CITB chief Sarah Beale
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Firms should face fines if they fail to remove 100% of their carbon emissions, government told
National Infrastructure Commission warns that Industries and taxpayers will need to pay £40bn a year on carbon removals by 2050
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Materials shortages should boost our green ambitions
The current scarcity of key carbon-intensive products is the catalyst we need to focus on building more sustainably, Richard Steer says
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Smart meters will not work in hydrogen-powered homes, business secretary admits
Kwasi Kwarteng rejects suggestion smart meter roll-out should be paused
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Eco-anxious young people will be the ones to clean up construction
The next generation have a vested interested in saving the planet, the industry must do all it can to harness that determination and drive
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CLC sets out plan to measure industry net zero progress
Organisation reveals 10 commitments it wants construction to meet in coming years
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Features
What are we going to do about concrete?
One of the most versatile materials on the planet, concrete is also one of the most polluting. But pressure is growing on the cement industry to come up with ways to reduce its carbon footprint
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Fears growing that building decarbonisation strategy could be watered down
Industry experts tell government to stop dithering and publish its plan amid reports it will be delayed until the autumn
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Countdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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Ban on new petrol and diesel trucks by 2040
Transport decarbonisation plan to phase out polluting HGVs, while pinning hope on new technology to make aviation green
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UK’s first net zero power plant to be built on Teesside
Facility will capture all carbon emissions and store them under the North Sea.
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Single developer sought for huge £2bn leisure centre framework
Three firms to be shortlisted with deadline for expressions of interest less than four weeks away