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NewsGovernment appoints NatWest boss as energy efficiency taskforce co-chair
Alison Rose to lead team alongside energy minister Martin Callanan
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FeaturesNABERS: the energy ratings system that goes further than Part L
Energy regulations in the UK do not deliver buildings that perform as intended. Could the Australian alternative provide a better solution?
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NewsBCO strengthens sustainability targets for offices in update to design guide
Minimum target for offices upgraded from BREEAM 鈥榲ery good鈥� to 鈥榚xcellent鈥�.
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NewsSunak creates standalone energy and net zero department in Whitehall shake-up
Promotion of Lucy Frazer to cabinet job creates housing minister vacancy聽
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Features微密圈 the Future Commission: introducing the energy and net zero stream
The energy and net zero stream of the commission will look at challenges and solutions around net zero targets, funding, regulation and upskilling
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NewsRedrow to fit heat pumps and underfloor heating as standard
The housebuiler says it the first to install heat pumps and underfloor heating in all new developments聽
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CommentWe have entered a new era for benchmarking
Cost consultants have traditionally worked with a clear and well defined set of data. The future of cost analysis is rather more challenging, writes Iain Parker
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NewsGovernment must incentivise private investment in retrofit, says banker group
New report urges stamp duty discounts and property-linked financing models
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NewsMajor projects negatively impacted by 鈥榣engthy delays鈥� to policy updates, says NIC design chair
Sadie Morgan says stalled announcements impact on delivery planning
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FeaturesMeet the UK materials start-up chasing the Prince of Wales鈥檚 million-pound prize
Ahead of the Earthshot Prize 2022 ceremony tonight, we spoke to Dr Natasha Boulding, co-founder of Low Carbon Materials, about her firm鈥檚 plans to green the building materials sector聽
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NewsStricter controls on developments needed to stem flooding risk, NIC says
Government鈥檚 infrastructure advisors said 拢12bn of drainage network upgrades needed over next 30 years to tackle extreme weather caused by climate change
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FeaturesWhy everyone鈥檚 getting excited about the new energy efficiency taskforce
Jeremy Hunt has announced plans to set up a team to drive a programme of energy efficiency improvements to the UK鈥檚 buildings, with an ambitious new target. After a series of past blunders, could it actually work this time?
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NewsShapps unveils 拢1bn in funding to insulate least energy-efficient homes
Critics unhappy that three-year government scheme will not come into effect until April 2023
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CommentTesting our mettle - the challenges of driving down our carbon footprint
Too much greenwashing, not enough meaningful change. Christian Mabey of Optima Products considers the industry鈥檚 progress on the path to net zero
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NewsSlow progress on retrofit putting net zero goals at risk, says report
UK comes fourth in index of G20 countries but lagging
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CommentTrussonomics bangs on about growth but it has just made a recession more likely
Firms were already grappling with severe inflation, an energy crisis and a tight jobs market 鈥� now the mini-Budget has made their problems even bigger
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CommentIntegrated approach to planning is key to climate resilience success
We must work together聽to make sure that what we do is really best for the environment
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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That鈥檚 not a problem in聽my ecohouse
Forget everything you thought you knew about building design if you want to achieve net zero. I built a house that heats and cools itself naturally
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CommentPolitics is on hold just when business is most in need of firm direction
As the industry impatiently awaits clarity on Truss鈥檚 plans, we still don鈥檛 even know the name of the new construction minister
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NewsRees-Mogg and Clarke appointed to key cabinet roles
Concern over appointment of climate change 鈥榮ceptic鈥� Rees-Mogg to lead on net zero