All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 31
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CommentKwarteng must rise to the challenge and tackle this energy crisis
Tomorrow’s fiscal statement is an important test for the new government. Fiona Duggan wonders whether it will rise to the challenge of tackling the energy crisis
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FeaturesSoaring energy prices? That’s not a problem in 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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FeaturesA new chapter for the oldest element
Can hydrogen help to unlock a low carbon future in the UK? Thomas Hawley, director at Gleeds, explores
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NewsMake more effort to reach net zero goals, industry leaders tell Truss
Bosses of Bam, CBRE, Arup and British Land among signatories of letter urging prime minister to deliver on climate promises
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NewsGovernment lays out detail of energy support for businesses
Wholesale price of electricity expected to be set at £211 per MWh
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FeaturesThings can only get hotter – so we must tackle overheating in buildings
With climate change making heatwaves more frequent, intense and long-lasting, what can be done to mitigate overheating in buildings?
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CommentPro-development or nimby? Which Liz Truss will we get?
The prime minister says she wants to scrap housing targets, but in 2019 she wanted to build on the green belt. How likely is a return to pro-development principles now she is in office?
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FeaturesDecarbonising the building sector: Opportunities and challenges
Over one third of global CO2 emissions are produced by the building sector, and so it has a critical role to play in preventing the catastrophic impacts of the climate crisis. Bashar Al Shawa explains how the initiative is supporting building sector companies to urgently cut emissions and transform their ...
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FeaturesOverheating in residential buildings: A modern-day concern
It’s important we tackle this issue now and future-proof our systems to keep properties healthy and habitable going forward
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FeaturesCosting Steelwork 21: Market update
A market update from Aecom, BCSA and Steel for Life that provides guidance on costing structural steelwork
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FeaturesBattersea power station: conquering the Everest of real estate
It has been compared to climbing the world’s highest mountain but the redeveloped Battersea power station is now, finally, complete
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FeaturesCan we make demolition greener?
With refurbishment rather than new-build seen as climate friendly, demolition firms need to clean up their act – and some are doing just that
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NewsTruss unveils £150bn plan to cap soaring energy bills
New PM to cut more than £1,000 from household bills over the next two years - though help for businesses will last just six months
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NewsTruss urged to invest in green infrastructure after appointment of climate sceptic Rees-Mogg
Concerns over Rees-Mogg allayed by choice of climate change minister
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NewsRees-Mogg and Clarke appointed to key cabinet roles
Concern over appointment of climate change ‘sceptic’ Rees-Mogg to lead on net zero
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CommentAccelerated approval for wind farms
To help meet government energy targets, planning hurdles for wind farms have been lowered. But will it work?
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CommentConstruction must seize this moment of opportunity
A change in national leadership can mean a new direction and fresh ideas. The industry should help Liz Truss rise to the challenges ahead
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FeaturesTruss faces net zero dilemma in tackling energy crisis
Industry urges retrofit investment while fearing climate policy critics among new PM’s allies
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CommentNew rules on EV infrastructure in Part S
Revisions to the building regulations bring in new requirements on electric vehicle infrastructure
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CommentNet zero and culture change high on the agenda at next month’s UK Construction Week
Nathan Garnett, UKCW show director, previews the UK’s largest event for the built environment which comes to the NEC this autumn