Entries for January 2010

The latest guidance from the Government on carbon neutrality allows for offsetting, but the rules on zero-carbon buildings do not.

Available technologies could reduce projected energy use in buildings 41% by 2050, avoiding 11.5Gt of CO2 or roughly 40% of current emissions, says a new report

Based on a report produced by Innovas for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, DECC has estimated that up to a further 500,000 jobs could be created in the renewable energy sector by 2020

The Government plans to launch a consultation on proposed revisions to the Code for Sustainable Homes shortly

Sharon Henderson, managing director of Quest Construction Marketing, has compiled some tips on how to get the most out of exhibiting at such events.

No assessment of the job opportunities of HIP home energy inspectors has been made, housing minister John Healey has revealed in a written reply to Liberal Democrat housing spokeswoman Sarah Teather

The Zero Carbon Hub – an industry-led body, part funded by the Communities department – has established a number of task groups which bring together relevant stakeholders including house builders and observers from DECC

DEFRA has launched a second round of consultation on proposed energy efficiency standards for a range of products with a view to removing the worst performers from the market

The Government has yet to estimate the effect energy performance certificates have had on buildings’ energy efficiency

The Environment Agency has found that the standard of protection provided by the tidal defences in the London Thames Gateway is “higher than previously anticipated”

We need to engage with a revolution in our energy thinking, Labour MP Alan Simpson argued in a House of Commons debate on energy security this month

A new report from The Carbon Trust calls for a fresh focus on non-domestic buildings which will have to raise their average E energy rating today to C by 2020 and A by 2050 if the UK is to meet its national carbon reduction obligations

The UK Green Building Council has called for a massive programme of refurbishment of public buildings following a newspaper article which revealed an audit of their emissions showing really poor performance

The Government has launched its “boiler scrappage” scheme to give people replacing G-rated domestic boilers with A-rated units £400 but critics are complaining it will only see 125,000 out of four million such boilers replaced

The UK Green Building Council has selected the delivery partners for its first two sustainability training and education programme offerings for 2010