All net zero articles
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NewsStonewater promotes insider to new sustainability role as it eyes eco-targets
Housing association in drive for all stock to be at EPC band C by 2030
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Third of homes in levelling up areas ‘can’t be retrofitted without public cash’
Building Back Britain Commission calls for £2.3bn a year investment to retrofit stock
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Matthew Gibb appointed as MJ Gleeson’s first group sustainability manager
Appointment will minimise firm’s environmental impact and work towards becoming net zero.
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Spring statement: Industry calls for more action on retrofit
Chancellor’s energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more comprehensive package needed, argue industry bodies
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UKGBC and housing firms call for ‘large-scale’ home decarbonisation drive
Sector leaders call on Sunak to take action ahead of Wednesday’s spring statement
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£19bn spend on safety and decarbonisation ‘credit negative’ for HAs, Moody’s warns
Rating agency says associations will be forced to take on more debt or cut development pipelines
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Smaller housebuilders warn carbon proposals would ‘break’ them
Authors of Part Z amendments to building regulations told changes will hit SMEs hardest
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BEIS allocates £179m for social housing energy efficiency works
Funding allocations for 69 local authorities announced
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MPs criticise 'unclear' plans to replace gas boilers in UK homes
Public in the dark and lacking direction over policy to install 600,000 heat pumps in homes, cross-party committee report says
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Notting Hill Genesis appoints sustainability director
Former Orbit exec Elly Hoult is also a board member at the Chartered Institute of Housing
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Comment
Housebuilders are under pressure on net zero but their approaches are inconsistent
The housing world feels different post-COP26, writes Chris Brown
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News
Audit MPs scathing over green homes grant
Public accounts committee ‘not convinced’ that business department grasps full scale of the scheme’s failure
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Telford ‘most sustainable housebuilder’
London apartment specialist wins Next Generation sustainability ranking for second year running
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Comment
Don’t be disheartened by COP26, there’s much house builders can do
As we all reflect on the UN’s climate change conference, Ingrid Berkeley of Max Fordham pulls out the key takeaways for the housing and construction sectors
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In Focus
Homing in on net zero: do housebuilder pledges make a difference?
Housebuilders have been bigging up their green credentials of late – but how well are they really doing, asks Joey Gardiner
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Can we tell if housebuilders' net zero commitments are any more than ‘blah, blah, blah’?
The difficulties in measurement will make the substance of housebuilders’ pledges hard - but not impossible - to assess, says Joey Gardiner
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COP26: Nationwide retrofitting programme ‘needed to meet net zero by 2050’
Detailed roadmap published today by coalition of construction professionals
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Khan lays out new London ‘net zero’ standard
Homes funded under the £4bn affordable homes programme will have to meet new standard
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Countryside puts MMC at heart of net zero strategy
Housebuilder says it will reduce direct and indirect emissions by 42% by 2030, and ramp up timber frame construction
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Industry demands ‘bold’ action from politicians on climate
Resi developers included as built environment sector presents urgent demands at COP26 summit
