Buildings
Green steel: ArcelorMittal launches 'radical and disruptive' building approach
Steel and mining giant unveils 'Steligence' approach designed to cut costs and environmental impact of building construction
Government backs business smart meter innovation trials
New £8.8m initiative to help small and medium sized businesses pilot innovative approaches for curbing energy use
'Huge milestone': Kingfisher opens first net zero energy store
Screwfix store in Peterborough is designed to generate as much power as it uses and pass surplus energy back to the grid
Net zero: Canary Wharf promises to up its sustainability game
Canary Wharf Group promises net zero buildings in set of new 2030 sustainability targets
Prime Minister pledges to halve new building energy use by 2030
Theresa May unveils target to halve energy usage of new buildings by 2030 as she talks up plans to place UK at forefront of global scientific research and technological development
'Clean Growth Finance': Lloyds Bank launches £2bn green business lending drive
Bank kicks off major new programme to provide discounted lending to help businesses invest in green upgrades
Why Target and Amazon like onsite solar power
Now large companies are adding batteries, too
Green homes: Local leaders call for planning overhaul
Liverpool Mayor among signatories to letter urging stronger planning measures to boost energy efficient homes
'Future heritage': Ecotricity and English Heritage launch green energy partnership
Promotional campaign will also help improve energy efficiency at English Heritage sites
How to spend seven years not making bad housing much better
Following the publication of Labour's new domestic energy efficiency strategy, Alan Whitehead takes aim at the scandalous loophole that will allow landlords to keep renting the coldest and most inefficient homes
Evidence mounts: Green buildings cut costs and create healthier communities
Latest research suggests green buildings could usher in cleaner, more efficient and healthier environments
China joins World Green Building Council community
Move hailed as 'hugely significant' given China's position as largest building construction market in the world
Hitachi, Mitsubishi and ENGIE trial EV-to-building energy storage technology
Three companies team up on 'pioneering' project in the Netherlands to demonstrate how EVs can help reduce energy costs for office buildings
Set 2030 zero carbon standard for new homes, construction sector urges
Letter from 50 construction and property business leaders calls on government to deliver long-term green building policy certainty
Earth Hour: Lights out for Houses of Parliament
Parliament celebrates deep cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, as it marks Earth Hour 2018
Plastic free and carbon neutral: Manchester maps out bold green vision
Manchester Green Summit delivers a raft of new sustainability commitments, as Mayor Andy Burnham underlines commitment to decarbonisation
'Beyond breaking point': European cities should brace for climate impacts
Impact of floods, droughts and heatwaves on European cities will be worse than previously feared, say scientists
City of London switches on energy efficient lighting strategy
Square mile to benefit from innovative proposals to improve energy efficiency, boost LED use, and tackle light pollution
Thousands of UK commercial landlords could be at risk from MEES energy efficiency rules - and they don't even know it
New data suggests even those buildings with a compliant 'E' rating may actually be in breach of new legislation entering into force in April
Green Lunch with… Landsec's Caroline Hill
The head of sustainability at the property giant joins us at the SkyGarden's Fenchurch Restaurant to talk fuel cells, skyscrapers, and the catalysing impact of the Paris Agreement
BRE cements new product standards for modular homes
Modular homes can be manufactured off-site, producing less waste and lower emissions than traditional building techniques
Harvard study: Green buildings deliver nearly $6bn in health and climate benefits
Analysis of green certified buildings reveals they have provided around $6bn in health and climate benefits on top of $7.5bn of energy savings
Springfield Properties promises EV charging as standard for new homes
Scottish developer pledges that all new homes will come fitted with electric charging points
NatWest and Utilitywise reveal plan to bring an end to energy management 'smoke and mirrors'
Energy audits used to be about 'a man with a clipboard', but smart building technologies are delivering new energy saving opportunities and one of the UK's biggest banks is keen to help drive their adoption
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