Housing

The Government has insulated over 2.6m homes in the UK across three years, under its national energy saving scheme.

A survey of small and medium enterprises has revealed that while many are interested in energy efficiency and have made moves to implement such measures, a lack of information, cost and red tape are barriers to SMEs being able to take full advantage.

Heritage body the Society for the Protection of Older Buildings (SPAB) and a number of organisations and individuals in the conservation sector, have called for Government to consider the needs of pre 1919 buildings under the Green Deal.

Two former architecture students have established an organisation to help rebuild destroyed properties affected during the UK riots earlier in the month.

The Australian state of Canberra has entered the next phase of the development of national legislation which would see minimum energy efficiency standards implemented across the country.

London homes are to receive a free energy efficiency assessment following the expansion of the city’s RE:NEW programme.

We know more about economy, environment and technology, but less about psychology and behavioural change. Ian Grant reports from BASE London.

A law-enshrined green bank advisory group and investment powers within a year were among the details of the Green Investment Bank announced by deputy prime minister Nick Clegg and business secretary Dr Vince Cable this month.

Two toolkits that will record the number of empty buildings in the UK has been launched by the Homes and Communities Agency in conjunction with communities minister Andrew Stunnell

Hab Oakus, in conjunction with Glenn Howells Architects, has been appointed to build 109 new homes and community services in Oxford.

Housing minister Grant Shapps has finally announced a “tough but realistic” definition of the zero carbon homes standard, which will affect all new homes from 2016.

The Government is working with large energy companies to provide promotional Green Deal material, to help inform consumers of the options available to them, a minister has said in a written answer.

The UK’s first certified passivhaus refurbishment has been awarded to social landlord Octavia Housing for its work at 100 Princedale Road.

Homes that are located near less energy-intensive transport options are more efficient than green homes that are built in suburban areas, a new report published by the US Environmental Protection Agency has found.