Buildings

Measures designed to boost energy efficiency of buildings deemed critical to delivering council net zero targets, E.ON polling shows

Building decarbonisation is critical to delivering a net zero Britain, but neither the Treasury nor Scottish government have set out a vision for how a mass green homes retrofit programme could be funded, writes Glasgow Caledonian University’s Keith Baker...

Mandatory whole life carbon assessments, dedicated carbon targets for built environment, and policies to incentivise retrofit over new-build constructions among policies recommended by MPs

New report sets out how policymakers could help accelerate the adoption of low carbon building technologies and practices

Heat pump firms express confidence grant scheme can help bring costs down to a level where low carbon heating systems can compete with gas boilers

Hospitals, schools, libraries, museums, and leisure centres awarded fresh funding to support efficiency upgrades and clean tech installations

Housing firms urge government to 'get serious' about energy efficiency and home retrofits in order to address cost of living crisis and drive net zero transition

The government had promised a seamless transition to the next iteration of its flagship ECO scheme, but ECO 4 is still nowhere to be seen, writes Labour's Alan Whitehead MP

Energy Systems Catapult hails milestone for programme that promises to hlpe optimise the design of green products and services

Minimum energy consumption standards for products and rented homes have galvanised improvements in energy efficiency in recent years, argues Andrew Warren