Buildings

Environmental Industries Commission calls for VAT to be scrapped on green building retrofits, as part of raft of proposals to embed circular principles into delivery of new homes, transport and energy projects

Homeowners expected to save more than £330 a year on their energy bills through new subscription service

New scheme aims to provide up to 9,000 subsidised training opportunities for clean tech installers and green retrofit professionals

Most UK homeowners plan to install electric vehicle chargers, solar panels, or triple glazing in the coming years, but concerns over high upfront costs remain widespread

Barratt Redrow subsidiary and UK's largest conservation charity extend nature-friendly homes partnership by five years

Making better use of existing buildings in a warming climate helps avoid the high carbon cost of new construction, delivering cooling with a fraction of the emissions, writes Artus Air CEO Rebecca Stewart

New concept store in Soham to demonstrate and test wide range of energy and carbon-saving clean tech innovations

The UK faces a choice - lock into energy-hungry cooling, or redesign homes, streets and routines to stay cool naturally - writes University of East London research fellow Mehri Khosravi

Report from Mitsubishi Electric examines how prepared the retail sector is for net zero and the ‘crucial’ role facilities managers will play in decarbonising buildings

Net Zero North West's CEO explains why climate action is more cost-effective than doing nothing, and argues the most exciting clean tech innovations are those 'we don't even know exist'