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In the face of Brexit, green business optimism starts to emerge
In the face of Brexit, green business optimism starts to emerge

For many green business leaders and policy makers the mood remains positive despite the turmoil unleashed by the vote to leave the EU

  • Politics
  • 29 June 2016
World Green Building Council announces plan to construct 'net zero' strategy
World Green Building Council announces plan to construct 'net zero' strategy

Building industry trade body launches new strategy to ensure all buildings have 'net zero' climate impact by 2050

  • Buildings
  • 29 June 2016
Do green businesses need to find a different model of political engagement?
Do green businesses need to find a different model of political engagement?

John Alker argues whatever the result of today's referendum, politics needs to change and business engagement with policymakers needs to change with it

  • Buildings
  • 23 June 2016
How to prevent your building being the next VW scandal
How to prevent your building being the next VW scandal

John Alker of the UK Green Building Council argues government and industry need to do more to tackle the building efficiency performance gap

  • Buildings
  • 17 May 2016
Lords deal double blow to government's green policy roll back
Lords deal double blow to government's green policy roll back

Peers vote in favour of retention of wind energy subsidies and zero carbon home standards

  • Policy
  • 27 April 2016
Sustainable buildings mean smart buildings
Sustainable buildings mean smart buildings

We need to do more to make green buildings smarter, argues SmarterUK's Dan Byles

  • Buildings
  • 18 April 2016
Zero Carbon Hub closes following government decision to scrap green building goal
Zero Carbon Hub closes following government decision to scrap green building goal

Funding for the Hub has dried up following the government's controversial decision to abandon zero carbon homes standard last year

  • Policy
  • 31 March 2016
How getting personal could bridge the climate policy gap
How getting personal could bridge the climate policy gap

John Alker of the Green Building Council argues business leaders responding to a moral imperative can drive green innovation, despite the government's failure to deliver climate policies in line with its stated goals

  • Buildings
  • 29 March 2016
Why would you build a building that wasn't green?
Why would you build a building that wasn't green?

Survey confirms what many within the industry have been saying for some time: green building is now a mainstream concern

  • Buildings
  • 17 February 2016
Global green building sector tipped to double in just two years
Global green building sector tipped to double in just two years

Major new survey reveals proportion of building companies planning to secure green certification for over 60 per cent of their projects will increase from 18 per cent currently to 37 per cent by 2018

  • Buildings
  • 17 February 2016
Could the UK become a nation of green shopkeepers?
Could the UK become a nation of green shopkeepers?

John Alker of the Green Building Council explores how greener shops could make for more successful for retailers

  • Buildings
  • 10 February 2016
How retailers can harness green buildings to boost profits
How retailers can harness green buildings to boost profits

World Green Building Council issues new research suggesting greener shops can boost customer experience - and grow the bottom line

  • Buildings
  • 01 February 2016
Green builders fear fresh assault on environmental policy from Cutting Red Tape Review
Green builders fear fresh assault on environmental policy from Cutting Red Tape Review

'Has there ever been a consultation or review that is more pre-determined - it's not called the Review of Housebuilding Regulations, it is called the Cutting Red Tape Review'

  • Buildings
  • 12 January 2016
GBC: "We do not accept that regulation serves to hold back house building"
GBC: "We do not accept that regulation serves to hold back house building"

Green Building Council letter on Cutting Red Tape Review of Housebuilding - in full

  • Buildings
  • 12 January 2016
UK Green Building Council reveals plan to help close green building 'performance gap'
UK Green Building Council reveals plan to help close green building 'performance gap'

UK-GBC launches research initiative to explore how building performance - including energy and water use - can be improved through better design and construction methods

  • Buildings
  • 07 January 2016
The green economy's Christmas 'brand story'
The green economy's Christmas 'brand story'

UK Green Building Council's John Alker suggests some key characters for the green economy's festive story

  • Marketing
  • 24 December 2015
Why green building will be the real superhero at Paris

Terri Wills of the World Green Building Council argues green buildings are about to have a major impact at COP21

  • Buildings
  • 02 December 2015
We're ready to help the UK government succeed at and beyond Paris: will it give us the chance?
We're ready to help the UK government succeed at and beyond Paris: will it give us the chance?

Rob Lambe of Willmott Dixon Energy Services argues getting an ambitious Paris agreement will be only half the battle

  • Policy
  • 23 November 2015
The business case for biodiversity? Ask a caveman

The private sector should step up in the absence of government leadership on biodiversity, argues John Alker

  • Policy
  • 21 October 2015
The Treasury's energy efficiency tax reform plan offers some hope for the stagnating sector

Julie Hirigoyen and Melanie Leech outline how policy reforms could boost investment in the commercial energy efficiency sector

  • Taxation
  • 09 October 2015
Energy efficient homes 'undervalued by almost £50,000'
Energy efficient homes 'undervalued by almost £50,000'

New report also claims mortgage lenders are using inaccurate models to estimate energy bills and mortgage affordability

  • Investment
  • 08 September 2015
How green builders are preparing to seize Paris Summit opportunity
How green builders are preparing to seize Paris Summit opportunity

John Alker wonders if the Paris Summit could provide green builders with the yardstick they need to gauge whether they are being ambitious enough

  • Policy
  • 26 August 2015
UK Construction Week - Energy 2015

New conference aims to help energy specialists, civil engineers and architects grasp the benefits of the evolving energy sector

  • Energy
  • 29 July 2015
US green building materials sector worth $69bn by 2019, predicts study

BCC Research states the burgeoning green building materials market will grow by 9.5 per cent each year through to 2019

  • Buildings
  • 28 July 2015
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