All Energy Crisis articles – Page 2
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OnlineProgress on energy use is essential
Editor: I agree with your latest leader column that the Climate Change Committee’s negative assessment of progress in decarbonising buildings is deeply worrying.
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ProfessionalWhat steps should be taken to meet wider MEES Regulations?
Introduced five years ago, the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standard (MEES) Regulations, which restrict the grant or continuance of tenancies for properties in England or Wales with an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating of less than band ‘E’, have now extended their application to commercial properties.
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NewsQ&A: EQUANS’ Spencer on the key to energy-efficient homes
The energy and carbon services director explains how the housing sector can help meet net zero targets.
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InsightMEES: how to stay ahead of the curve
Editor: Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) are now in force across England and Wales, and commercial properties that have an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating below ‘E’ will no longer be granted tenancy, unless eligible for an exemption.
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News‘Huge leap’ for NABERS energy ratings for office tenants and owners
The NABERS UK system has been expanded to offer both office owners and occupiers the ability to rate the energy-efficiency of their spaces in a major boost for the scheme’s “inclusivity”.
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NewsStudy of EPC ‘A+’ industrial refurbs: higher costs are recouped
The average cost of refurbishing industrial stock to achieve an Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) ‘A+’ rating is 21% higher than a standard refurbishment, according to research from Hollis, an independent real estate consultant specialising in environmental, social and governance (ESG) refurbishments.
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NewsSubstandard commercial properties will need £13.95bn to reach E rating, warns Rapleys
Rapleys has warned that 130,000 commercial properties across England and Wales face becoming obsolete with values effectively being wiped as the government’s commercial EPC targets take effect tomorrow.
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NewsWorkspace Group’s Sonal Jain on why property must focus on operational performance to reach net zero
Decarbonising any industry requires a strong collective effort and the right policy incentives to ensure that all industry players, big and small, are motivated to act. The Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) regulations specifying a minimum Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) rating have certainly created the right imperative to act, but ...
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InsightEco upgrading offers opportunities
The office sector is truly being hit while it is down. Covid-19 sparked a destructive spiral and now the next level of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) comes into effect on 1 April, meaning all buildings will have to have a minimum EPC rating of ‘E’ – and from 2030, ...
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NewsReturn of energy bill ‘cliff edge’ could force 370,000 firms to downsize or close
Around 370,000 small firms may have to downsize or close when hit with radically higher energy bills following the end of the Energy Relief Scheme on 1 April, the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has warned.
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InsightBurges Salmon’s Jack Mitchell on the rise of sustainable finance in the hotel sector
Given the built environment’s contribution both to greenhouse gas emissions and climate change, lenders that fund real estate projects have found themselves under pressure from governing bodies to show evidence that they are paving the way to a sustainable way of living.
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NewsGovernment allocates £1.8bn for UK housing retrofit drive
The government has allocated over £1.8bn in funding for a retrofit drive across social housing, aiming to boost energy efficiency and cut emissions in UK homes.
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NewsZero VAT for solar installations sends 'clear message’ that the government is backing net-zero transition
Warehouse providers welcome extension of the zero VAT rating for solar panels, heat pumps and insulation to battery storage, when either retrofitted to a solar photovoltaic (PV) system or fitted as a standalone unit.
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NewsSpring Budget: Hunt ‘missed the opportunity’ to reduce embodied carbon in retrofitting
The chancellor has been accused of missing the opportunity to introduce tax incentives for reducing embodied carbon in retrofit and refurbishment projects in this year’s Spring Budget.
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NewsAbode Heat raises alarm over scale of home EPC retrofits needed
Renewable heat provider Abode Heat has reported that around 44% of homes may need to be retrofitted by landlords to meet Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) requirements by 2025.
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NewsDevelopment site viability could be switched on by Ofgem connection reform
Currently unviable commercial and residential development sites could become viable in the future as a result of changes to Ofgem’s connection policy, according to engineering consultancy Buro Happold.
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NewsDon’t underestimate EVs
Tech titan and former world’s richest person Bill Gates observed, in the hastily rewritten second edition of his mid-90s book The Road Ahead, that the future often catches us napping.
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NewsAussie firm Recharge Industries buys gigafactory company Britishvolt
Australian firm Recharge Industries has completed its purchase of Britishvolt, the financially troubled car battery start-up behind plans for a £3.8bn UK ‘gigafactory’.
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NewsBP charges ahead with £1bn expansion of EV network
Energy giant BP has appointed property agency James Andrew International to secure sites for a planned £1bn expansion of its electric vehicle (EV) charging network, bp pulse, Property Week can reveal.
