All Climate crisis articles – Page 3
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NewsSunak preparing to axe heat pump targets in latest climate U-turn
Prime minister is set for another roll-back on the government’s green targets.
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NewsSenior investment trio roll out ‘digital twin’ service in Europe
Re:sustain uses ’digital twins’ to define buildings’ energy baseline, against which efficiency improvements can be tracked.
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NewsPW’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series, ep 3: Preparing the property sector for the energy revolution
The third and final episode of Property Week’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series centres on the theme of the energy revolution.
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NewsUrban Partners selected to pilot SBTi decarbonisation pathway
Investment platform among 15 firms chosen to test hybrid model for sector-specific standards.
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InsightThink global, source local
When planning authorities stipulate that developers use particular materials, they may also be putting net zero targets out of reach
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NewsNew RICS president sets sights on decarbonisation aspirations
Paillet sets sights on decarbonisation as she becomes 142nd president in institution’s 156-year history.
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OnlinePW’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series, ep 2: Driving collaboration to achieve net zero
The second episode of Property Week’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series centres on the theme of collaboration.
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NewsKey opportunities to retrofit offices being missed, UKGBC warns
Green buildings organisation warns office owners are missing ‘trigger points’ and ‘easy wins’.
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InsightGreen capital: the asset aiming to become London’s first net zero street
When then Brunswick Property Partners (BPP) bought Lonsdale Road in Queens Park, north London, in December 2017, occupiers and the local community understandably eyed the new freeholder with suspicion.
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NewsECF’s Manchester green Eden office scheme reaches practical completion
ECF’s Eden, one of the UK’s most sustainable new-build office buildings, completed in Salford.
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OnlinePW’s Get Set For Net Zero podcast series, ep 1: How can we make retrofit more rewarding?
The first episode of Property Week’s Get Set for Net Zero podcast series centres on the theme of retrofitting.
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NewsThe Supreme Court’s carbon conundrum
The notion that a single courtroom verdict might throw the entire planning system into chaos does provoke a cynical question: how would we tell?
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NewsCharles Irvine wins £100m backing to build 60 EV service stations
Joint venture (JV) between Charles Irvine and Meadow Partners plans 60 sites across the UK.
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NewsFirst results from low-carbon homes project show Future Homes Standard ‘achievable at scale’
The first results from the University of Salford’s low-carbon housing project, developed in collaboration with Barratt Developments, Bellway and Saint-Gobain, indicate that the Future Homes Standard (FHS) can be delivered at scale by 2025.
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NewsGovernment set to delay mandatory BNG rules by another month
The government’s plans to enforce mandatory biodiversity net gain (BNG) rules for developers in England are reportedly set to be delayed again.
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NewsStark to quit Climate Change Committee chief exec role in April
Chris Stark has announced plans to step down as chief executive of the Climate Change Committee (CCC), the UK’s independent adviser on tackling climate change.
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NewsEnergy secretary flags up MEES review as uncertainty on timelines continues
The government has said it plans to review the policy and timelines of the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES), as it confirmed the rules would still apply to non-domestic properties.
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NewsRetail sees biggest drop in carbon emissions across industry
The UK retail sector saw the biggest percentage drop in carbon emissions per real estate unit last year, at 17.6%, according to a new report.
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InsightNet zero progress is moving far too slowly
I found the recent UKGBC and RICS reports, released on Built Environment Day at COP28, to be apt testaments to the current state and sentiment for net zero in the industry.
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NewsFuture Homes Standard sets energy standards lower than modern homes, says UKGBC
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has warned that the government’s proposed Future Homes and Buildings Standards will set energy-efficiency standards lower than many homes built today.
