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Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

|Date: 11 September, 2019

Low Carbon Homes event in Manchester will tackle existing housing retrofit challenges

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero car ...

UK’s specialist domestic energy efficiency event comes to Manchester in November to support 2038 zero carbon ambition. On November 14th 2018, Manchester City Council adopted new science-based climate ...

11 September, 2019
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Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

|Date: 23 August, 2019

Working with industry is the only way to meet the 2050 zero carbon target

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, ...

The National Federation of Builders (NFB) welcomes the report from the Science and Technology Committee, highlighting key areas the Government should be focusing on to meet the 2050 zero carbon target ...

23 August, 2019
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How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

|Date: 13 August, 2019

How tighter building envelopes can counteract climate change

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter bu ...

Simon Storer, Chief Executive of the Insulation Manufacturers Association (IMA), considers how tighter building envelopes can help counteract climate change. The UK Government’s Future Homes Standard ...

13 August, 2019
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ACO warns industry to take action following floods

|Date: 5 August, 2019

ACO warns industry to take action following floods

Stakeholders at every level of the construction industry must acknowledge the growing risks posed by agei ...

Stakeholders at every level of the construction industry must acknowledge the growing risks posed by ageing drainage infrastructure, poor maintenance schedules and increasingly volatile weather patter ...

5 August, 2019
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RTPI report finds planning out of sync with net-zero carbon future

|Date: 19 July, 2019

RTPI report finds planning out of sync with net-zero carbon future

Planning needs to change to support a smooth transition to a net-zero carbon future, says a new report pu ...

Planning needs to change to support a smooth transition to a net-zero carbon future, says a new report published by the RTPI. The report highlights the lack of attention given to ‘smart energy’ in nat ...

19 July, 2019
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Friends Of The Earth highlight innovative scheme in Nottingham

|Date: 9 July, 2019

Friends Of The Earth highlight innovative scheme in Nottingham

Nottingham’s forward-thinking approach has been highlighted by Friends Of The Earth (FoE) as part of a ne ...

Nottingham’s forward-thinking approach has been highlighted by Friends Of The Earth (FoE) as part of a new campaign to tackle climate change. The national branch of the international campaign group is ...

9 July, 2019
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Give planners more resources and powers to fight climate change, urges RTPI

|Date: 20 June, 2019

Give planners more resources and powers to fight climate change, urges RTPI

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is redoubling its call on the Government to give more resources ...

The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is redoubling its call on the Government to give more resources and powers to local planning authorities to tackle climate change. In a speech at the RTPI’s an ...

20 June, 2019
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BSI launches new standard to increase city resilience

|Date: 30 May, 2019

BSI launches new standard to increase city resilience

BSI has published a new British Standard — BS 67000 City Resilience — developed with the support of the W ...

BSI has published a new British Standard — BS 67000 City Resilience — developed with the support of the World Bank, UNISDR, UN Habitat, OECD and representatives from UK cities to preserve the health a ...

30 May, 2019
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How to fix the UK’s seaside towns

|Date: 23 May, 2019

How to fix the UK’s seaside towns

A recent parliamentary report has shown that seaside towns are in desperate need of reinvention. It is a ...

A recent parliamentary report has shown that seaside towns are in desperate need of reinvention. It is a challenge that the country cannot afford to ignore. However, careful consideration is needed to ...

23 May, 2019
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Committee on Climate Change calls for UK to “end its contribution to global warming” by 2050

|Date: 3 May, 2019

Committee on Climate Change calls for UK to “end its contribution to global warming” by 2050

In ‘Net Zero — the UK’s contribution to stopping climate change’, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) c ...

In ‘Net Zero — the UK’s contribution to stopping climate change’, the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) calls for the UK to adopt a new, net zero* greenhouse gas emissions target by 2050, and large-sc ...

3 May, 2019
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