All net zero articles – Page 4
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Politics is on hold just when business is most in need of firm direction
As the industry impatiently awaits clarity on Truss’s plans, we still don’t even know the name of the new construction minister
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Rees-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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Bashing government on net zero progress feels good but does it get us any closer to our targets?
Private and public sector must move faster to decarbonise the built environment but important steps have been madeÂ
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Manchester’s moment – building on the city’s cultural legacy
The city could become an examplar of how urban centres can offer a way of life that is attractive and sustainable
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Cost comparison: Upgrade or renew?
To meet net zero targets, owners must bring buildings up to scratch. Whether to refurb or demolish and rebuild is the question
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BRE boss urges Sunak and Truss to publish costed plans to decarbonise buildings
Call comes as leadership candidates distance themselves from green initiatives
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A gold standard for net zero in historic buildings
Recommendations on how to deliver net zero carbon emissions for heritage structures are contained in a new research report
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Short-term solutions must not prevent us from building back better
Boris Johnson made a lot of promises. I fear the next PM may abandon those pledges to ease the cost-of-living crisis
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This is not the end of globalisation for construction
Net zero is no barrier to a globalised market. A focus on local materials and labour should not mean taking an eye off the market elsewhere
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Climate committee seeks more regulation
Several of the Climate Change Committee’s recommendations for further government action concern the built environment
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For the sake of the planet, we need to fashion some order out of this chaos
The Tory leadership contest is an unwelcome hiatus at a time when vital decisions need making for the country’s future
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Don’t let short-term pressures deflect us from our carbon goals
The need to slow climate change could become a casualty of pressure to ease more immediate problems, That would be a serious and painful mistake
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We can’t tackle embodied carbon if we don’t measure it properly
Trying to establish the true carbon baseline for a project is often clunky and inefficient, but there are ways we can improve the process
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Energy new build must increase five-fold to meet net zero targets, says Atkins
Engineering firm disputes claims of progress in CCC report
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Government slammed for ‘shocking’ failure on retrofit
UK’s official advisor on climate policy also brands lack of zero carbon homes standard as ‘scandalous’
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The journey to decarbonisation remains a challenging one
Progress along the path towards net zero has been slow for the building sector but we have the tools to accelerate this process
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Scape publishes net zero public procurement guide
Initiative produced with help of contractors including Kier and Morgan Sindall
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Medical Research Council offers £50m contract to green estate
Research body is seeking a partner to make its estate net zero
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Solving the industry’s green problem: inside Drees & Sommer’s new energy-plus HQ
German firm demonstrates its commitment to circular design in Stuttgart as it eyes UK expansion
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This is not just a green building, this is a Marks & Spencer’s green building…
The argument about the relative benefits of retrofit versus rebuild for the flagship store has been hijacked by cheap political point-scoring, writes Gleeds chairman Richard Steer