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New HVAC systems whitepaper tackles building sustainability and overheating issues

|Date: 17 November, 2021

New HVAC systems whitepaper tackles building sustainability and overheating issues

With the built environment contributing 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint and the Committee on Clima ...

With the built environment contributing 40% of the UK’s total carbon footprint and the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) warning of the dangers of overheating buildings, a new whitepaper is highlighti ...

17 November, 2021
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Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

|Date: 18 November, 2019

Planners call on government for stronger direction on climate action

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more reso ...

An overwhelming majority of UK planners want the next government to give stronger direction and more resources to enable local planners to deliver net zero carbon emissions by 2050. A recent survey by ...

18 November, 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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Action plan for social housing to meet CO2 emissions targets by 2050

|Date: 22 February, 2019

Action plan for social housing to meet CO2 emissions targets by 2050

According to a new report commissioned by Sustainable Homes, significant action needs to be taken by soci ...

According to a new report commissioned by Sustainable Homes, significant action needs to be taken by social housing providers in order to prepare for the worst effects of climate change. The report, ‘ ...

22 February, 2019
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Industry Comment: The Energy User Must Be At The Heart of Policy

|Date: 9 November, 2018

Industry Comment: The Energy User Must Be At The Heart of Policy

It’s time to put the energy user at the heart of policy, says incoming Association for Decentralised Ener ...

It’s time to put the energy user at the heart of policy, says incoming Association for Decentralised Energy (ADE) Deputy Director Dr Joanne Wade. Futurebuild, the evolution of ecobuild, will bring tog ...

9 November, 2018
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