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Insulation choice key in reaching carbon target for new buildings

|Date: 14 January, 2022

Insulation choice key in reaching carbon target for new buildings

Following the announcement of a mandatory 30% cut in carbon for all new buildings, an industry expert is ...

Following the announcement of a mandatory 30% cut in carbon for all new buildings, an industry expert is urging the construction industry to make appropriate considerations when enhancing building per ...

14 January, 2022
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Grant UK discuss the recent Building Regulation changes

|Date: 12 January, 2022

Grant UK discuss the recent Building Regulation changes

Grant UK comments on the recent changes to the Building Regulations — Part L (Conservation of fuel and Po ...

Grant UK comments on the recent changes to the Building Regulations — Part L (Conservation of fuel and Power), Part F (Ventilation) and Part O (Setting Standards for overheating in new residential bui ...

12 January, 2022
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Kensa welcomes strict CO2 emission cuts for new homes in revised Building Regulations

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Kensa welcomes strict CO2 emission cuts for new homes in revised Building Regulations

New commitments to reduce CO2 emissions from homes by up to 30 percent over current standards has been we ...

New commitments to reduce CO2 emissions from homes by up to 30 percent over current standards has been welcomed by the UK’s leading supplier of ground source heat pumps, and UK-based manufacturer, Ken ...

22 December, 2021
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Rockwool | The role of insulation in achieving net zero

|Date: 22 December, 2021

Rockwool | The role of insulation in achieving net zero

Following the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy in October and with proposed changes to Appr ...

Following the publication of the Heat and Buildings Strategy in October and with proposed changes to Approved Document L in England on the horizon, what do local authorities need to think about when i ...

22 December, 2021
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Special Report | Now is the time for net zero

|Date: 20 December, 2021

Special Report | Now is the time for net zero

David Warburton, MP for Somerton and Frome, and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the ...

David Warburton, MP for Somerton and Frome, and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) for the Timber Industries, explains why it is essential to accelerate the drive for net zero and how i ...

20 December, 2021
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Southern Construction Framework | Time to act

|Date: 17 December, 2021

Southern Construction Framework | Time to act

Act now and take the shorter route to meet 2050 carbon targets, says Adam Sanford, Framework Lead at Sout ...

Act now and take the shorter route to meet 2050 carbon targets, says Adam Sanford, Framework Lead at Southern Construction Framework. COP26 has identified that this is a time where we all need to ac ...

17 December, 2021
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EQUANS | Kick-starting net zero transition

|Date: 15 December, 2021

EQUANS | Kick-starting net zero transition

When it comes to initiating a transition to carbon net zero, planning makes perfect, says Kirti Rudra, En ...

When it comes to initiating a transition to carbon net zero, planning makes perfect, says Kirti Rudra, Energy & Carbon Solutions Director with EQUANS. Carbon emissions and climate change are rarel ...

15 December, 2021
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Industry Comment | Net zero and raising tenants’ awareness

|Date: 14 December, 2021

Industry Comment | Net zero and raising tenants’ awareness

Involving and listening to tenants must be major priorities for social landlords and government when deli ...

Involving and listening to tenants must be major priorities for social landlords and government when delivering low and net zero carbon projects, says Matthew Warburton, Policy Advisor at the Associat ...

14 December, 2021
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Ed Reynolds’ blog shares valuable insight from recent sustainability conference

|Date: 25 November, 2021

Ed Reynolds’ blog shares valuable insight from recent sustainability conference

Following the global focus on sustainability prompted by COP26, 300 public and private sector industry pr ...

Following the global focus on sustainability prompted by COP26, 300 public and private sector industry professionals recently came together to learn about how the built environment can do more and go ...

25 November, 2021
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Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

|Date: 24 November, 2021

Electrical Safety First releases new report on the Future Home

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of i ...

Moving to net zero will bring fundamental changes to our homes, with new technologies creating a web of interconnected challenges and risks — made more problematic by having the oldest housing stock i ...

24 November, 2021
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