All net zero articles
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NewsHeat pumps should be installed in half of homes by 2040, says Climate Change Commitee
Advisory body’s latest report sets out progress needed to stay on track with net zero targets
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CommentWarm Homes: Social Housing Fund Wave 3 – now that bids have been submitted, what’s next?
Social landlords who have bid for a share of £1.3bn in decarbonisation funding should be getting ready now to hit the ground running when the money comes through. Jessica Arczynski and Rubianka Winspear explain how
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NewsGovernment unveils Warm Homes plan measures
300,000 households to benefit from home upgrades, says DESNZ
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NewsBarclays and Lloyds strike deal with National Wealth Fund to lend £1bn for social housing retrofit
Treasury-owned NWF will provide guarantees to enable ‘competitively-priced’ bank loans for social landlords
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NewsNorthern Ireland Housing Executive invests £14m in 300-home retrofit scheme
The public housing authority’s ‘whole house’ retrofit programme will upgrade hundreds of homes by spring 2025
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CommentHow do we build the homes we desperately need without jeopardising our climate goals?
Keeping embodied and operational carbon low while building the homes we need is a formidable challenge. Fiona Fletcher-Smith argues collaboration and data-sharing is the key
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NewsClimate and industry leaders lay out new rules to prove buildings meet net zero carbon
The likes of RIBA, UKGBC, and RICS have joined forces to create the UK’s first cross-industry standard
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CommentWe will argue about winter fuel bills every year unless we tackle the underlying problem
We must all work together strategically on a long-term plan to ensure our homes are no longer old and cold, writes David Orr
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In FocusKey takeaways from the Building the Future Conference and Housing Today Live
Church House in Westminster yesterday was the venue for two back-to-back conferences on construction and housing attended by hundreds of professionals from the built environment. Here is a round-up of the key talking points from the event, run by Building and Housing Today.
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NewsNHF-backed alliance appoints 22 construction firms to £800m framework
Building Better and Procurement for Housing’s four-year framework aims to boost the use of MMC in social housing
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NewsLast government’s retrofit programmes to stay as minister says no time for ‘hiatus’
Miatta Fahnbulleh said DESNZ would take ‘area-based’ approach to rolling out efficiency improvements
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NewsCIH calls for more capital funding in Northern Ireland as social housing development hits decade low
The institute’s new report urges the Northern Ireland Assembly to prioritise social housing development and lobby for a dedicated housing decarbonisation fund for Northern Ireland
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CommentStarmer must do more to boost net zero by linking it with social housing policy
The new government has made a promising start, but comments at a recent roundtable with social housing providers suggest we need more policy certainty and consistency over net zero to enable the sector to do more, writes Mike Foy
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NewsPiers Williamson appointed chair of Sustainability for Housing
Former boss of social housing bond aggregator The Housing Finance Corporation to chair sustainability reporting organisation
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CommentHere are some alternative housing policies for the new government
New towns, 1.5m homes and building on the green belt will use up the UK’s entire carbon budget but there are other things Keir Starmer can do, writes Chris Brown
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NewsPlans submitted for first phase of £1.3bn new Scottish coastal town
More than 800 homes planned for first phase of scheme by Edinburgh council and Cruden Homes
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CommentLet’s hear it for the humble Energy Performance Certificate
The humble EPC has survived and could become the cornerstone of an information-rich housing market, writes Ben Derbyshire.
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NewsOrbit sets target to build and regenerate 5,700 homes by 2030
The Midlands-housing association’s new corporate strategy will focus on continuing to build homes ‘at scale’
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CommentTime for long-term planning to meet society’s needs
Politicians must stop opting for short-term bribes and instead pursue large-scale policies to build a community-led economy to deliver the housing we need, writes Chris Brown.