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Pinnacle Power pioneers new Heat Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

|Date: 11 August, 2022

Pinnacle Power pioneers new Heat Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship

A first of of its kind Heat Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship is being led by Pinnacle Power, part of ...

A first of of its kind Heat Maintenance Technician Apprenticeship is being led by Pinnacle Power, part of Pinnacle Group. The new 36-month apprenticeship aims to support the UK’s journey to net zero, ...

11 August, 2022
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Part Z amendment and embodied carbon regulation

|Date: 28 July, 2022

Part Z amendment and embodied carbon regulation

Head of Sustainability at Whitecode, Ellen Huelin, takes a look at the proposed Part Z amendment to the B ...

Head of Sustainability at Whitecode, Ellen Huelin, takes a look at the proposed Part Z amendment to the Building Regulations and the concept of embodied carbon regulation. Ellen argues that without su ...

28 July, 2022
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Schools could achieve net zero with a new community business model

|Date: 21 July, 2022

Schools could achieve net zero with a new community business model

A community energy organisation in Leicester has designed a new business model to help schools across the ...

A community energy organisation in Leicester has designed a new business model to help schools across the country save on their energy bills and eliminate their carbon emissions. Green Fox Community E ...

21 July, 2022
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Neath Port Talbot Council’s energy positive Bay Technology Centre wins constructing excellence award

|Date: 30 June, 2022

Neath Port Talbot Council’s energy positive Bay Technology Centre wins constructing excellence award

Neath Port Talbot Council’s £7.9m Bay Technology Centre has picked up the prestigious Net Zero Award in t ...

Neath Port Talbot Council’s £7.9m Bay Technology Centre has picked up the prestigious Net Zero Award in this year’s Constructing Excellence Wales (CEW) Awards. Based on the Baglan Energy Park, one of ...

30 June, 2022
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B&K Structures | Staying on track on the road to zero carbon

|Date: 29 June, 2022

B&K Structures | Staying on track on the road to zero carbon

For local authorities, the climate crisis has rapidly pushed sustainability to the top of the priority li ...

For local authorities, the climate crisis has rapidly pushed sustainability to the top of the priority list regarding new building design. As such, implementing a greater use of sustainable materials ...

29 June, 2022
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Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

|Date: 23 June, 2022

Perega | Futureproofing social housing against climate change

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and ...

Monika Rogers, Senior Structural Engineer at Perega, discusses the damaging impacts of climate change and the key points for councils and housing associations to consider when planning, designing and ...

23 June, 2022
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Changes to Part L an important milestone

|Date: 20 June, 2022

Changes to Part L an important milestone

The changes to Part L provide a welcome foundation towards achieving the energy performance requirements ...

The changes to Part L provide a welcome foundation towards achieving the energy performance requirements set out in the Government’s Future Homes Standard, says Stuart Nicholson, Roof Systems Director ...

20 June, 2022
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Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s partnership with Siemens dramatically reduces carbon and costs

|Date: 1 June, 2022

Stoke-on-Trent City Council’s partnership with Siemens dramatically reduces carbon and costs

Stoke-on-Trent City Council's partnership with Siemens, which included works to public buildings across t ...

Stoke-on-Trent City Council's partnership with Siemens, which included works to public buildings across the city, has resulted in a reduction in annual CO2 emissions by 1,415 tonnes and saved £628,258 ...

1 June, 2022
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Footprint+ | New UK property event for a zero carbon future

|Date: 31 May, 2022

Footprint+ | New UK property event for a zero carbon future

New industry event for the built environment sector targeting net zero and carbon reduction comes to Brig ...

New industry event for the built environment sector targeting net zero and carbon reduction comes to Brighton in June. Footprint+ is a new property event focusing on sustainability and reducing carbon ...

31 May, 2022
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Minister’s visit recognises social and environmental benefits of government funded decarbonisation programme

|Date: 20 May, 2022

Minister’s visit recognises social and environmental benefits of government funded decarbonisation programme

Lord Callanan, Business and Energy Minister, visited residents in Northampton on the 18th May, where over ...

Lord Callanan, Business and Energy Minister, visited residents in Northampton on the 18th May, where over £9m has been allocated to carry out major works to decarbonise council homes. Representatives ...

20 May, 2022
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