Built Environment
The latest environmental news and green issues affecting buildings and the construction industry, from eco towns and solar technology to sustainable building, recycling and construction regulations.
Measures to drive up demand for the Green Deal, the Government’s flagship energy efficiency scheme, have been announced as part of long-awaited Government proposals to make Britain’s buildings greener.
There are potentially big savings to be made by businesses that invest in energy efficiency upgrades. But how does a company know which are the right ones to invest in and how will it be able to afford to pay for them anyway? James Axtell, investment director of clean energy at Ingenious, talks to Louise Bateman about the group's new Energy Efficiency EIS Fund – which he claims has the solution to both problems.
An industry body representing organisations in the provision of energy information and advice, says the Government should delay the introduction of the Green Deal for non-domestic buildings.
A new partnership that aims to ensure the UK has a fully trained workforce to meet ambitious Government targets to insulate Britain’s homes and businesses has officially launched.
A series of new guides have launched offering practical help to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking business opportunities in the emerging green retrofit market.
Firms looking to improve the skills and qualifications of their workforce to deliver the Green Deal are to benefit from £1.4 million of new Government funding.
London's iconic Tower Bridge has been granted final approval to undergo an eco-makeover in time for next year's Olympic Games with the installation of a new energy-efficient lighting system.
A new £15 million green enterprise centre is set to be built at the University of East Anglia (UEA), promising low carbon jobs and economic growth for the East of England.
Alex Goldmark looks at why our future buildings will be shaped as much by the materials on offer as by the visionaries whose work we come to hate or love.
The Green Deal will be as "easy as ABC", Chris Huhne said today as the framework for the multi-billion pound green makeover programme for UK homes and businesses was enshrined in law.
The Green Deal Finance Company says it’s the answer to the financing challenge facing the Government’s flagship Green Deal policy to insulate millions of UK homes and businesses over the next few years. Louise Bateman talks to Paul Davies, senior partner at PwC, who is coordinating the new not-for-profit venture.
The Green Deal Finance Company, the new not-for-profit venture promising to unlock billions of pounds of investment to bankroll the Green Deal, will be "open to all" businesses that want to join it.
A leading distributor of electrical supplies and provider of energy solutions has 'retrofitted’ a zero carbon exhibition home at the BRE Innovation Park in Watford to demonstrate fully-functional energy saving solutions within the home.
A number of blue chip names in banking, building and energy have signed a deal to create a unique not-for-profit financial company which will deliver billions of pounds of energy efficiency investment to residential and business premises.
Autodesk’s Sustainability Workshop is helping green building professionals understand practical applications of sustainability strategies by testing them on real world designs – from a virtual classroom. Louise Bateman finds out more.