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Future Homes Standard: No time like 2023
Future Homes Standard: No time like 2023

A target for all new homes to be built without fossil fuel heating was initially announced, then de-announced, for 2023 - but how realistic is that target date, ponders ECIU's Jess Ralston

  • Buildings
  • 27 November 2020
UK's 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 'falls short' on CO2 goals, official figures show
UK's 10 Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution 'falls short' on CO2 goals, official figures show

Government accused of delivering underpowered green recovery plan that only delivers half of CO2 cuts required over coming decade

  • Policy
  • 19 November 2020
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero

The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out

  • Buildings
  • 04 September 2020
Power and planning
Power and planning

The government's new planning reforms could unleash a new wave of essential green infrastructure or scar the UK with car-dependent suburban sprawl – and it is too early to tell which

  • 06 August 2020
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature
Government vows to make all new homes 'zero carbon ready', but campaigners fear disaster for nature

Ministers unveil long-awaited proposals to streamline planning system, sparking fierce criticism from environmental and housing groups

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  • 06 August 2020
City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes
City mayors and council leaders demand 'freedom' to deliver zero carbon homes

Mayors of London, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among leaders urging government to scrap proposals to restrict local planners to national energy efficiency standards

  • Buildings
  • 05 March 2020
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability
CCC: Weak UK housing rules risk raising net zero costs and climate vulnerability

Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns

  • Buildings
  • 19 February 2020
Let's start building the future
Let's start building the future

Chris Hewett of the Solar Trade Association argues that the government's proposed Future Homes Standard could turbocharge the net zero transition, but only if it acts as a floor, not a ceiling, for local rules

  • Solar
  • 07 February 2020
Welsh Government plots end to fossil fuel energy in all new homes by 2025
Welsh Government plots end to fossil fuel energy in all new homes by 2025

Proposals unveiled to boost energy efficiency standards for new homes in bid to cut CO2, reduce bills and tackle fuel poverty

  • Buildings
  • 21 January 2020
Net Zero Neighbourhood? Green light given for low-carbon housing development in Wales
Net Zero Neighbourhood? Green light given for low-carbon housing development in Wales

Parc Hadau scheme near Swansea wins planning permission from local council, paving the way for ultra sustainable housing development

  • Energy
  • 06 January 2020
Mayors at odds with Westminster in climate action power struggle
Mayors at odds with Westminster in climate action power struggle

As cities propose ambitious climate and air quality legislation a battle is brewing between the regions and Westminster

  • Politics
  • 22 October 2019
Zero Carbon Homes Standard Redux?
Zero Carbon Homes Standard Redux?

The Future Homes Standard could be a game-changer for green buildings or it could be a drag on climate action - it is understandable that councils and business leaders are worried

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  • 09 October 2019
More than half of councils demand tougher building standards than Westminster
More than half of councils demand tougher building standards than Westminster

STA research reveals more than half of local authorities require developers to outperform building regulations set by Westminster, amid concerns government will remove crucial powers

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  • 08 October 2019
'Unacceptable': Councils could be forced to water down green ambitions under government plans
'Unacceptable': Councils could be forced to water down green ambitions under government plans

Government wants to remove local authorities' power to set building regulations higher than Westminster, a move which would force many councils to row back on climate ambition

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  • 07 October 2019

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