Buildings
Government opens £6.9m fund for energy efficiency skills training
Funding opens in support of the government's Green Home Grants Voucher Scheme to support low carbon retrofitting of fuel-poor building stock
White van goes green: 'Retrofit army' needed to transform buildings, research finds
Retrofitting England's buildings and infrastructure will require £40bn of investment, according to UK100
LafargeHolcim cements new science-based emissions goal
LafargeHolcim is the world's first building materials manufacturer to get SBTi nod
Work begins on 'net zero neighbourhood' in Kent
Developers plan to build six all-electric, zero carbon modular homes in Sittingbourne by the end of January next year
Solent's 'nitrate trading' trial aims to get developers building again
New Defra backed scheme will see housing developers fund new projects to tackle nitrate pollution in the Solent
Five things businesses should know about green cleaning during the COVID-19 pandemic
Responsible companies are upping their cleaning efforts, but how can they ensure environmental impacts are minimised as coronavirus risks are curbed?
When it comes to net zero infrastructure, it is not just 'what' but 'how' we build
Implementing a circular economy approach could cut CO2 from infrastructure projects in half, argues AECOM's Robert Spencer
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero
The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out
Heatwave deaths prompt renewed calls for robust UK heat risk plan
Government accused of 'missed opportunity' to prevent deaths during recent August heatwave in England and Wales
Turn the ignition on nature based solutions, report urges businesses
From street trees to green walls, nature-based approaches are shown to deliver significant environmental and economic benefits for developers and communities
NHS estate hails renewables, LEDs, and energy efficiency progress
NHS Property Services, responsible for around 10 per cent of the health service's estate, claims clean tech efforts helped cut CO2 by more than 40,000 tonnes last year
Report: Construction industry must embrace 'electric decade' to deliver net zero
Covid-19 could turbocharge the construction sector's adoption of electrified equipment in order to cut carbon and pollution, according to industry-backed report
Alok Sharma urges businesses to sign up for £2bn Green Home Grant scheme
Builders, plumbers, and other tradespeople advised to become TrustMark accredited so they can 'crack on' and offer grant-funded services under the government's new energy efficiency scheme
Welsh low carbon heat networks clinch £8m government funding boost
Cardiff and Bridgend are the first councils in Wales to be awarded funding from the government’s £320m HNIP scheme to accelerate the development of district heating networks
'Overheating audit': How the Mayor of London is crafting extreme heat adaptation plans
EXCLUSIVE: City Hall has today set out a programme of work to help London adapt to a changing climate, focusing on the elderly and young children who are less able to control their environment
Greenwich inks £300m deal for 750 'carbon positive' modular homes
Deal will see Lewisham builder A&E Elkins assemble as many as 750 low carbon council homes in 60 locations across Greenwich over the next five years
Power and planning
The government's new planning reforms could unleash a new wave of essential green infrastructure or scar the UK with car-dependent suburban sprawl – and it is too early to tell which
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature
Ministers unveil long-awaited proposals to streamline planning system, sparking fierce criticism from environmental and housing groups
Green Home Grants: Government confirms rules for September launch of £2bn scheme
Chancellor: 'This is going to be a green recovery with concern for our environment at its heart'
To 'build back greener' we need to turbocharge the market for greenery
If the government is serious about the utilising nature-based solutions, we need to turbocharge the market for urban greening, argues the UK Green Building Council's Philip Box
On 'newt counting' and net gain
Claims of 'newt counting' slowing down development are a misnomer - biodiversity net gain approaches can improve design, writes AECOM's Robert Spencer
'Groundbreaking': Landsec plots net zero office building in UK first
Developer claims commercial development in central London will be first to meet UK Green Building Council's net zero standards
Could the UK run a net-negative emission power grid by 2033?
National Grid's Future Energy Scenarios analysis paints a compelling picture of the potential for an energy system replete with hydrogen, CCS and millions of EVs
Work on UK's 'largest' smart city green energy system kicks off in Peterborough
Plans to link up waste-to-energy, heat networks, battery storage and electric vehicle charge points could serve as a blueprint for other UK cities, according to council
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