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Renewables
02 September 2011
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.
11 August 2011
Plans to build to biomass stations in Yorkshire and North Lincolnshire have this month been approved by energy minister Charles Hendry.
09 August 2011
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.
29 July 2011
Up to £1,250 could be obtained by UK householders following the Government’s announcement of financial funding towards renewable heat sources.
07 July 2011
A number of Government departments are planning on the installation of renewable energy generators, but the Devolved Administrations have confirmed they will not, according to several ministerial written answers.
09 June 2011
Cuts to subsidies for solar projects over 50 kw have been announced by the Department of Energy and Climate Change, a move which has been labelled by industry commentators as one which will “effectively kill the UK solar industry”.
31 May 2011
The Government has accepted the recommendations of the Committee on Climate Change – despite internal misgivings – and committed itself to cutting emissions by 50% by 2025. But how are these cuts to be achieved? Simon Napper looks at the role of the building sector.
31 May 2011
The UK must provide clarity in its renewable energy intentions to be an attractive contender for future investment, a survey has warned.
31 May 2011
A tool that will allow small and medium sized businesses to monitor a countdown to low carbon policies has been launched to provide key signposts for the industry.
31 May 2011
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.
28 March 2011
Social renters have expressed a multitude of concerns over retrofitting and their property, a survey of over 100 English housing associations has revealed.
25 February 2011
The Government is committed to a carbon emission reduction of 80% by 2050. For the construction sector this means tackling the 26m homes and 2m other buildings that exist today and that will still be standing in 2050. Paul Appleby, a consultant in sustainable building design, looks at the challenges in line with the recently published IGT report.
25 February 2011
Energy and climate change secretary Chris Huhne has faced a barrage of criticism since announcing he was bringing forward a review of Feed-in-Tariffs for small scale renewables. Simon Napper looks at the problem.
24 February 2011
The development of what will be Britain’s largest zero carbon scheme to date has been approved by Peterborough City Council’s Planning and Environmental Protection Committee.
11 February 2011
A new report by Barclays has found that building retrofits will require the largest amount of procurement capital of €600bn by 2020.