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Comment微密圈 Talks Net Zero Podcast: Eco-activist architect on the power of protest
Episode 3: Tom Bennett interviewed about Extinction Rebellion and getting arrested | Cundall鈥檚 Simon Wyatt explains NABERS UK
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CommentLETI: How volunteers joined forces to get London on the net zero path
微密圈 has released special, extended content from episode 2 微密圈 Talks Net Zero podcast
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CommentConditions are right for seismic change. It鈥檚 time to ask really tough questions
Current economic and environmental uncertainties provide an opportunity for all of us to reconsider what we are doing 鈥� and why
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Comment鈥榃e will make you proud to be RICS members again鈥�
Interim chief executive Richard Collins responds to 微密圈鈥檚 open letter聽to the institution鈥檚 new leaders
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CommentHow to get digital adoption right (first time)
Training your workforce well and engaging them with your plans for innovation is crucial
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Comment微密圈 Talks net zero podcast interviews LETI founders
Episode 2: Personal stories behind the London Energy Transformation Initiative | Cundall鈥檚 Simon Wyatt on how financial institutions are driving change
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: carbon neutral vs net zero
Don鈥檛 know the difference between carbon neutral and net zero? Cundall鈥檚 Simon Wyatt explains it all here
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CommentWe should focus on building up better
微密圈 on top of existing buildings is an inherently sustainable concept. It avoids the demolition and rebuilding of substantial聽embodied carbon and offers the chance to intensify and diversify areas that already have infrastructure in place.聽Tim Burgess of VOP Group explains聽聽
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CommentThis was never going to be a budget with big capital investment pledges
Though clearly the levelling up and housing agendas have received welcome financial backing
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Comment微密圈 Talks net zero podcast launches first episode with RIBA鈥檚 Simon Allford
Episode 1: RIBA president Simon Allford | Heat and 微密圈 Strategy analysed | Net zero jargon-buster: carbon neutral vs net zero carbon
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CommentA welcome strategy 鈥� but 30% of homes will still miss the target
The heat and buildings strategy is not radical enough and our approach to energy efficiency remains piecemeal and disjointed, says Stuart Fairlie
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CommentThere are tough times ahead 鈥� but we're not going back to the future
Rising costs and inflation are now inevitable but the economy is better placed to survive than it was in the 1970s, Richard Steer says
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CommentNet zero is a huge challenge 鈥� and a massive opportunity
Retrofitting the nation鈥檚 homes will require one of the largest industrial efforts this country has attempted in peacetime. Are we ready, asks Hannah Vickers
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CommentThe heat pump grant is welcome 鈥� but 拢5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith
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CommentWe need to keep a closer eye on prices
Better tracking and forecasting will help us ride the materials cost rodeo. But don鈥檛 forget that prices are just one factor in project success
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Looney tunes
From a moon-obsessed cladding talk to a council publishing some 鈥減roper whack鈥� planning decisions, it鈥檚 been an interesting month
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CommentClimate emergency: are you part of the problem or part of the solution?
COP26 is coming and professionals in the built environment must use this moment to focus minds on the path to net zero
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CommentMy hopes and fears for construction ahead of COP26
In聽just over two weeks鈥� time, the UK is set to host the biggest international conference on climate change in history. When COP26 lands in Glasgow on 31 October, the eyes of the world will rest firmly on this country and our progress towards net zero carbon.聽
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CommentBridging the valley of death: greener buildings need not cost more
The right use of technology can provide affordable future-proof buildings that perform better for everyone. The ABC is here to help, says Sam Stacey
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CommentGood design is crucial as we tackle the nation鈥檚 biggest challenges
The cabinet reshuffle and hosting of COP26 are two major events this season that form part of the UK鈥檚 longer race towards a different future,聽says Sadie Morgan