All net zero articles – Page 5
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NewsNotting 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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CommentHousebuilders 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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NewsAudit 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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NewsTelford ‘most sustainable housebuilder’
London apartment specialist wins Next Generation sustainability ranking for second year running
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CommentDon’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 FocusHoming 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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CommentCan 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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NewsCOP26: Nationwide retrofitting programme ‘needed to meet net zero by 2050’
Detailed roadmap published today by coalition of construction professionals
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NewsKhan 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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NewsCountryside 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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NewsIndustry demands ‘bold’ action from politicians on climate
Resi developers included as built environment sector presents urgent demands at COP26 summit
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NewsHomes England offers £175m of green loans for SMEs
Chief executive Peter Denton says alliance with lender will create “new paths to net zero”
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News‘Game-changing’ housing retrofit guide launched
New handbook sets clear energy use targets but warns of skills gap ahead of 30m-home retrofit marathon
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NewsIndustry laments ‘shocking’ failure to introduce domestic retrofit programme
Critics round on government over ‘unambitious’ Heat and Buildings strategy supposed to pave the way for net zero
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NewsHeat pump grant for homeowners centrepiece of long-awaited heat and buildings strategy
Plans for £5k grant outlined in strategy to decarbonise 30m existing homes and commercial buildings
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NewsCala Homes appoints heads of sustainability and MMC
L&G-owned housebuilder creates two new roles to drive sustainability and offsite ambition
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NewsTory MPs demand the government moves faster on low carbon homes
Rising star Bim Afolami says net zero ready homes needed urgently, even if housebuilders “scream and shout”
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NewsVast majority of social landlords giving greater priority to existing stock
Annual Savills survey of landlords shows focus on development stagnating as fire safety and net zero costs mount
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NewsAuditor slams ‘unacceptable’ delivery of Green Homes Grant scheme
Abandoned £1.5bn domestic retrofit discount scheme will help less than a tenth of the homes originally targeted
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NewsMinisters mull plan to offer £7,000 grants for heat pumps
Ministers looking at quadrupling funding for existing Clean Heats Grants scheme and extending it by a year