All net zero articles – Page 2
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NewsIndustry calls for new energy secretary to push housing retrofit
Claire Coutinho replaces Grant Shapps at Department for Energy Security and Net Zero
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NewsPlans lodged for first phase of 1,000-home net zero Sheffield regeneration
Scheme by developer Citu to create canal-side neighbourhood in underused part of the city
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NewsCIH calls for social energy tariff to boost decarbonisation
Institute says idea being considered by ministers would boost social housing providers’ net zero and maintenance efforts as well as helping residents
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NewsFixing poor housing would bring £135bn in societal benefits, says BRE
New research sets out health and economic benefits of action to improve poor housing
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NewsUK ‘significantly off track’ heat pump installation targets
Climate Change Committee says UK has one of the lowest rates of installations in Europe
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CommentThe built environment is a big culprit on climate change – but you can help
Chris Brown sets out steps housing and construction businesses can take to help us to net zero
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NewsGrace period for Part L compliance ends
Government gave firms a year to comply with new carbon emission requirements
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NewsMore than 100 firms lobby Sunak for new climate change legal duty in planning system
Lack of integration of climate goals into planning is creating delays, Sunak warned
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CommentWhole life carbon should be a priority for investors as well as developers
Being green is sometimes at odds with maximising returns and this must change, writes Lesley Chen Davison
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NewsIgloo Regeneration makes three senior hires
The UK’s first B corporation in the real estate sector owned by PfP Capital has welcomed a trio of new leaders
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NewsTelford Homes calls for industry action on embodied carbon
CBRE-owned Build to Rent specialist says it has reduced embodied carbon on its schemes by 10%
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NewsTaylor Wimpey tests zero carbon tech in five-home pilot
Each of the houses built on a site in Suffolk will be used to trial different technologies
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CommentThe ‘green premium’ on sales prices will itself justify retrofit
Chris Brown argues we need government to help ensure an orderly transition to energy efficient homes.
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NewsPlaces for People fund manager and Lloyds-backed investor launch 1,200-home JV
PfP Capital and Housing Growth Partnership sign £390m sustainable housing deal
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NewsIndustry left underwhelmed by Shapps’ reheated energy efficiency plan
Government plans to boost energy efficency branded as insufficient
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NewsTaylor Wimpey aims to hit net zero five years ahead of 2050 deadline
The housebuilder has a ‘four-stage roadmap’ to decarbonise its operations
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In FocusThe story behind the planned ‘largest timber development in UK’
A new East Sussex-based developer is seeking to disrupt the housebuilding sector and create a template for higher density, walkable neighbourhoods, writes Ben Flatman
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CommentThe Budget was a missed opportunity to increase energy efficiency of homes
Investment in retrofit boosts the economy, helps net zero, drives upskilling, reduces NHS burdens and helps residents. The chancellor has missed a trick by only focusing on the short-term, writes Matthew Scott
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NewsBarratt to open £45m timber frame factory
Housebuilding giant plans to build more homes off-site to meet 2025 Future Homes Standard
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In FocusInside the £16m research centre testing houses against the elements
The University of Salford says its Energy House 2.0 can simulate 95% of global environmental conditions. Daniel Gayne takes a look