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Choosing the most efficient and lowest emission wood burning stoves
How can an architect or builder choose the most efficient and lowest emission wood burning stoves and how can they help their clients understand the benefits of this specification?
UK must have a plan to reach tough new carbon emission goals
Pressure is mounting on the government to come up with a water-tight strategy to meet ambitious new carbon-cutting targets, argues the construction industry.
Every job site can become a recycling centre
Produce your building material, using your heavy equipment, wherever the job site is located. This is the easiest solution for many companies now that procurement is becoming more complex, expensive and it takes longer.
Construction’s recovery can be secured with long-term plan to green our homes
Signs of recovery should be sustained with commitment to long-term National Retrofit Strategy, says the Federation of Master Builders in response to the ONS Construction Output data released today.
Floating Home
Floating home by i29 architects is part of Schoonschip, a new floating village of 46 households that aims to create Europe’s most sustainable floating community.
LHC urges Government to put social housing providers front and centre of energy efficiency plans
Social housing providers must be backed by further, mid- to long-term Government funding to enable them to lead the country’s drive towards net zero.
Up to 320,000 new building jobs needed to hit net-zero emissions
A plethora of new construction roles from glaziers to gas fitters and ventilation contractors to plumbers need to be created over the next seven years for the UK to be carbon-free by 2050.
Slash VAT on home upgrades and generate jobs, urge FMB and RICS
A cut in VAT from 20 to 5 per cent in home improvements over the next five years would create 345,000 new jobs and pump £51bn into the economy, according to new research.
Net zero show homes open for virtual tours
Innovative home appliances, solar panels, HVAC technologies and consumer electronics from LG Electronics are delivering high performance, connectivity, convenience, and energy efficiency to The New American Home®
Social housing sector running out of time to meet sustainability targets
Nine in ten social housing construction professionals believe the sector is in urgent need of new government guidelines if it is going to successfully meet sustainability targets, new research has revealed.