All net zero articles – Page 6
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Features
Net zero at risk as global energy concerns from Ukraine war send green goals back down the agenda
Agreements reached at COP26 were always going to be vulnerable to the unexpected, but the case for energy efficiency and alternative supply sources is now even more urgent
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Comment
We have been working in Ukraine for years. I never imagined events as appalling as these
Two weeks ago we were considering life after covid. Now our staff still in the region are fearing for their lives
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Smaller housing firms say carbon proposals will ‘break’ them
Authors of Part Z amendments to building regulations told changes will hit SMEs hardest
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Hold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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Comment
High energy costs – it’s not just households who are feeling the pinch
The impact of on businesses is not yet part of the public debate – but it should be
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Rising energy costs could derail levelling up, materials firms warn
Jobs could be lost at energy intensive manufacturers unless ministers act
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Urban mining and how to reuse carbon intensive materials
Here’s how the embodied carbon savings of reusing - rather than recycling - materials such as steel could stack up
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RIBA urges mass-retrofit programme for interwar housing
Improving 3.3m homes would cost £37.5bn, says institute
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Industry can’t ‘rest on laurels’ over net zero and building safety, government tells firms
Minister outlines construction’s priorities for the year ahead
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MPs criticise confusing plans to replace gas boilers
Public in the dark and lacking direction over heat pump policy, cross-party committee report claimsÂ
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Ministers ‘distracted’ from net zero goals by lockdown parties row, government told
Backbench MP set to propose bill on reducing embodied carbon in construction projects
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Join us on our mission to transform construction
Four years on, we are now in a position to take industry improvement to the next level
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ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø more renewable energy will solve rising gas prices, COP26 president says
Alok Sharma says more offshore and nuclear schemes needed if bills are to come down
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Firms readied for £500m Scottish hospital job
Contractors and consultants being lined up for Lanarkshire project
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This has to be the year to do things differently
External events and increasing pressure from investors and clients mean the sector’s priorities are changing
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In 2022 we will be greener, more flexible and resilient than ever before
Our industry will build on trends over the past 12 months and we will get better at coping with turbulent times
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Features
CobBauge: what on earth is going on?
An Anglo-French alliance is using subsoil and straw to demonstrate how low energy construction on housing projects can be made commercially viable. Thomas Lane reports
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The new Black & White ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø: a clear case for timber
The Office Group’s first new-build project will be London’s tallest timber office building when it completes next year
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Government mandates 30% cut in carbon for all new buildings
Revised ºÚ¶´ÉçÇø Regulations mean reducing carbon emissions by a third from this summer
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Feilden Fowles: the natural route to architectural success
Architect Feilden Fowles’ projects all reveal the deep connection its founders have with nature and the environment