All Comment articles – Page 35
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Labour’s alternative planning proposals
A potentially influential private member’s bill sets out four key changes to planning law, writes Katherine Evans
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Sustainability certification can benefit us all
The UK has an exciting opportunity to reset its economy along a sustainable development pathway.
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We must all measure up to tackle this climate crisis
Accurate measuring of emissions across the entire construction lifecycle requires a concerted effort
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We need to be doing more with less
Make green infrastructure integral to your plan and reap the environmental, economic and social benefits
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Net zero is a huge challenge – and a massive opportunity
Retrofitting the nation’s homes will require one of the largest industrial efforts this country has attempted in peacetime. Are we ready, asks Hannah Vickers
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Plant more trees in the right places
Make green infrastructure integral to your plan and reap the environmental, economic and social benefits
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Traditional methods can still be most effective
Consider the whole picture when choosing the most environmentally-friendly materials
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Closing the performance gap is crucial
Careful monitoring post-construction can shrink the difference between modelled and actual energy performance
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The heat pump grant is welcome – but £5,000 is not enough
The government has set a bold target, but it may need to do more to persuade homeowners and industry that it is worth the investment, says Darren Snaith
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An annual carbon budget
If a developer cannot achieve net zero targets, then they should have to reduce what is built or pay for offsetting
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Local information centres to advise on greener homes
Every small town and borough should have one
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We need to keep a closer eye on prices
Better tracking and forecasting will help us ride the materials cost rodeo. But don’t forget that prices are just one factor in project success
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Compulsory energy audits by bathroom and kitchen fitters
Those would ensure a new kitchen or bathroom does not preclude the changes that will be needed by 2030 – or make a bad situation worse, says Robin Nicholson, fellow at Cullinan Studio
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We need financial support for green innovation
Grants or tax breaks would incentivise those leading the quest to do things differently, says Paul Hamer
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Time to accept some personal restrictions?
Looking outside, the streets are relatively car free; people just don’t own them. Instead they walk around a world whose day to day boundaries are prescribed by the limitations of human propulsion. Their homes are colder than might be considered comfortable and energy blackouts are more frequent than is ...
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Construction industry gossip: Looney tunes
From a moon-obsessed cladding talk to a council publishing some “proper whack” planning decisions, it’s been an interesting month
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Climate emergency: are you part of the problem or part of the solution?
COP26 is coming and professionals in the built environment must use this moment to focus minds on the path to net zero
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Do the right thing, don’t take the easy option
We need to be clear that building or retrofitting to net zero standards is a deliverable reality today. In fact, many of the approaches that enable us to achieve this standard owe more to nature-based solutions than cutting edge material composites.…
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Averting supply chain breakdown
With insolvencies on the rise, be vigilant about your supply chain health, warn Stephen Rockhill and Tim Carter
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Twenty-five years of adjudication
Theresa Mohammed looks back on a quarter-century of construction adjudication – what’s changed, and has it achieved its aimed?