All net zero articles – Page 3
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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
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CommentHow ready are we for the Future Homes Standard?
The new standards will be with us in just two years – but to meet them, the industry is going to need a lot more government support, argues Laura Reeve
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NewsEase planning rules to kick-start solar ‘rooftop revolution’, urges net zero tsar
Chris Skidmore’s review says UK has ‘fallen behind’ on net zero goals
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CommentBuilding 300,000 homes a year need not damage net zero hopes
Alice Davidson argues for a change in planning strategy to help housebuilders build sustainable homes
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NewsTelford ranked ‘most sustainable’ housebuilder
Annual Next Generation report says London-focused build to rent developer UK’s greenest for third year running
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NewsLow carbon housing schemes held back by false cost fears
Five-year government-funded study says sustainable development need not be expensive
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NewsAutumn statement: £6bn funding package for energy efficiency
Construction firms welcome three-year package as ‘step in the right direction’
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NewsHill poaches Telford sustainability director
Andrew Day to drive delivery of Hill’s net zero housing strategy
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NewsUKGBC urges Sunak to follow through on home insulation funding idea
Green membership body calls on new prime minister to ditch ‘unwise’ investment zones ahead of expected reshuffle