Buildings

Building Research Establishment and BEIS announce plans to develop a new methodology to better measure energy performance of UK homes

Leisure centre boasts range of energy efficiency technologies which have helped it become first in UK to achieve Passivhaus standard

New Low Carbon Concrete Routemap argues that emissions from the sector could halve by 2035

Opposition ramps up local election campaign with pledge to insulate two million homes within a year of being elected

Britain’s biggest business group reiterates call for major investment in home and building energy saving measures as UK inflation hits 30-year high

Letter to HMT from more than 30 organisations warns millions more homes risk falling into fuel poverty this year without further support for insulation and other measures

Latest round of reports on long-overdue energy independence plan suggest Number 10 and 11 continue to be at loggerheads over the cost of actions that could protect consumers from record energy bills

RIBA award-winning house designed by and built for late designer and sustainable building engineer Max Fordham is the first to secure Net Zero Carbon certification from UKGBC

The government must deliver a longer-term strategy, financial incentives and homeowner grant funding to comprehensively upgrade the UK's draughty, inefficient homes, writes UKGBC's Louise Hutchins

Environmental Audit Committee argues that net zero target loophole could undermine efforts to encourage heavy industries to prioritise cutting emissions