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.
Social housing giant and low carbon retrofit firm Connaught, was facing collapse as it called in the administrators late on Tuesday.
A new training course aimed at those working in the building industry who have little or no knowledge of sustainability will officially launch on Monday.
£3 million is to be spent over the next two years to find the best ways to undertake the massive and urgent job of retrofitting the UK’s existing housing stock to make it more energy efficient.
Homes in the private rented sector are the worst offenders when it comes to energy inefficiency, according to a new study.
Temporary cabins are one of the top sources of carbon emissions on building sites.
A national centre for the advancement of sustainable refurbishment is set to open in the West Midlands in September.
There is a growing need to reduce the carbon emissions of Britain’s existing housing stock and an increasing number of industry and Government-led projects are addressing the challenge. Louise Bateman reports
A new centre for sustainable building design opens today in London, showcasing the latest technologies set to help tackle the capital’s carbon emissions.
Hundreds of houses across the UK are taking part in a new pilot programme to test a sustainable refurbishment standard being developed by the Building Research Establishment (BRE).
East London is to be the location for a major Green Enterprise District, the flagship of which will be a £30 million low carbon exhibition and conference centre built by Siemens, the global engineering and technology services company.
Housing minister Grant Shapps has confirmed that the new Coalition Government remains committed to the target to make all new homes zero carbon by 2016.
Research has begun in the UK looking at ways to turn CO2 into carbonate products, such as aggregates, bricks or even filler for concrete.
New research has shown that fire sprinklers can have a massive impact on cutting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions released by burning buildings – as well as save lives and property.
Two British clean technology firms have joined forces to deliver commercially viable, large-scale ‘carbon-negative’ buildings.
A new insulation product made from sustainably sourced hemp is offering a renewable and low carbon alternative to synthetic equivalents.