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Shaky foundations: UK housing not prepared for climate impacts
Homes across the country will struggle to cope with rising temperatures, floods, and water scarcity, UK climate watchdog warns
Could greener heat help tackle fuel poverty?
Dr Rose Chard of the Energy Systems Catapult explores how to tackle the twin challenge of fuel poverty and heat system decarbonisation
Arup pledges $3m to aid city climate planning through C40 partnership
Professional services firm renews partnership with C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group for another three years
Arup launches VR tool to design child-friendly cities
Virtual reality experience will give city planners a 'child's eye view' of urban environments
Study: Axing of Zero Carbon Home standard costing households £200 a year
ECIU think tank calculates that 2015 decision to scrap Zero Carbon Standard has added more than £200 a year to energy bills for occupants of new build houses
Is this the UK's most sustainable shop?
Powered by renewables, IKEA Greenwich offers upcycling workshops, electric van deliveries and a rooftop garden - but is it the future of retail?
'Learning lab': IKEA unveils most sustainable UK store yet
Swedish retail giant's new 32,000sqm store places big focus on circular economy, green transport, sustainable food, and community events
Bristol hails first commercial heat network deal
City Council inks agreement to supply low carbon heat to 375 home Castle Park View development
Climate resilience: More than a third of Londoners think city can't cope with natural disasters
New survey suggests widespread concern UK capital isn't geared up to withstand impacts of climate change
Construction and property is getting serious about net zero carbon
The government has once again ducked the opportunity to strengthen green building standards, but thankfully the industry is looking to take a lead
'Circularity gap': Just nine per cent of global resources re-used each year
Major new report argues circular economy strategies could 'tip balance in battle against dangerous climate change'
Dutch eco initiative halves energy bills in first UK homes
Nottingham pioneers 'Energiesprong' after it wins £5m funding from EU
Home truths: Green building expectations are changing, and businesses are responding
UK GBC's John Alker takes the microscope to the latest trends in green housebuilding
COP24: World Green Building Council debuts healthier homes guide
New guide draws together the latest research to show how simple improvements in building design and technology can deliver healthier, greener homes
Facebook's new King's Cross HQ secures UK's first 'green loan'
Wells Fargo, HSBC UK and Helaba provide £400m loan in accordance with new Green Loan Principles
Bolder climate action in cities could yield $583bn economic boost
Policies pushing for clean transport, buildings, industry and energy in global cities could slash greenhouse gases and air pollution, C40 finds
Michael Gove sows seed for green development strategy
Developers could be required to deliver 'biodiversity net gain' when building new homes or commercial estates under new government plans
Plastic straws to disappear from Legoland, Madame Tussauds, and Sea Life attractions
Operator Merlin Entertainments to phase out plastic straws at all its owned attractions worldwide by the end of 2018
Plans confirmed to turn Rugeley coal plant into low carbon community
ENGIE wants to turn Rugeley Power Station, which closed in 2016, into a sustainable village featuring more than 2,000 renewables-powered smart homes
Could this be the world's first ultra-low emission quarry?
Volvo and Skanska have been testing a range of prototype equipment, in a bid to create the world's first emissions free quarry in Sweden
Survey: Global demand for green buildings to grow 'significantly' by 2021
Poll of 2,000 construction sector participants across five continents points to growing demand for smart, efficient, green buildings in the coming years
Deep retrofit of 26 million homes is a great business opportunity
There's money to be made from draughty homes, says Richard Miller of Miller-Klein Associates
Reach for the sky: Berkeley Homes development trials transparent solar glass roof
Home at the developer's new Kidbrooke Village development features transparent glass canopies which generate solar energy
Air-cleaning advertising boards pop up at Marylebone Station
Technology designed by atmospheric chemists fitted at station to highlight UN Sustainable Development Goals on cities and communities
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