All Energy, Infrastructure and Refurbishment articles – Page 34
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NewsIndustry bodies to draw up standard for verifying net zero buildings
RIBA, RICS and UKGBC among bodies developing plans to remove “ambiguities” around measurement of carbon emissions
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Information - BuildingNet Zero Live: We must push on asset optimisation to hit net zero
Argent’s head of sustainability says we must not look past asset management
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NewsGovernment’s policies will not hit net zero targets, UKGBC boss warns
Julie Hirigoyen slams ‘tokenistic’ energy efficiency measures that risk pushing households into fuel poverty
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NewsGove steps in and puts £400m plan to turn ITV studios into office complex on ice
Communities secretary has issued a notice preventing demolition work at 72 Upper Ground site ahead of possible call in
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NewsLendlease lands £120m office retrofit job in Covent Garden
Firm will extend Richard Seifert-designed scheme to provide 260,000 sq ft of office space
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CommentWhat I learnt from overseeing work on the Elizabeth line
Embracing uncertainty and new ways of approaching programme management will be crucial for future major programmes around the world
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FeaturesDoes the key to cutting carbon lie beneath your feet?
The flat floor slab has been the default option for years but they contain the bulk of a building’s embodied carbon. What are the alternatives?
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NewsBalfour’s raid for Kier boss heads raft of sustainability appointments at contractor
Firm rejigs team with host of new arrivals
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FeaturesHow the Hylo building saved a third on carbon
The team behind the Hylo building in London’s Bunhill Row were so impressed by Richard Siefert’s original Finsbury Tower, they decided to extend it by 13 storeys rather than replace it – saving massively on carbon
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CommentHeat pumps: no silver bullet in the journey to net zero
Government incentives for pumps and solar panels look like token gestures when the real focus should be on making existing homes more energy efficient
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NewsNo reason to reverse Oxford Street M&S demolition decision, says mayor
Khan had agreed to revisit decision after carbon emission concerns
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NewsCity recruits developers and contractors to green skills taskforce
Group looking to addres skills gap in quest to decarbonise Square Mile by 2040
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NewsDfT announces £30m to fund innovation to decarbonise highway construction
Highways and transport sector is UK’s biggest emitter
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CommentTime to open our doors and show next generation what construction has to offer
Schools and colleges told us that they need more notice so we are starting the countdown to Open Doors 2023 now
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CommentA strategy for another age and no solution to the current crisis
The government’s energy security strategy focuses on long-term solutions to longstanding problems. But the UK has more immediate concerns
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NewsIndustry leaders attack lack of retrofit focus in ‘supply-side’ energy strategy
Proposals to improve low-carbon supply do nothing to tackle rising enery costs or inefficiency in current stock, critics say
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NewsPlans to build eight new nuclear plants announced in government energy strategy
Aim to approve new reactor every year until 2030
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FeaturesTime for timber: exclusive Q&A with Zac Goldsmith
International environment minister Lord Goldsmith answers Building’s questions about his plans to drive up the use of timber in construction
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NewsBuilding Awards unveils two new categories as entries open for 2022
New awards recognise positive contributions in areas of people strategy and net zero
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FeaturesExplainer: how to increase the use of timber
Wood is an abundant, cost-effective and energy-efficient construction material. The government wants the industry to embrace it more extensively