Heat and Buildings Strategy

From laggard to leader: How the UK can capitalise on the heat pump opportunity

Energy

From laggard to leader: How the UK can capitalise on the heat pump opportunity

Policy and investment to boost domestic manufacturing and skills training are urgently required to support the heat pump rollout, explains Dr Richard Lowes from the Regulatory Assistance Project

clock 02 September 2021 • 6 min read
Hot or not? What to make of the Heat and Buildings Strategy rumours

Policy

Hot or not? What to make of the Heat and Buildings Strategy rumours

Jess Ralston from the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) attempts to cut through the noise swirling around around the long-awaited Heat and Buildings Strategy

clock 26 August 2021 • 5 min read
In the hot seat: Solar Energy UK's Chris Hewett on how solar can help deliver net zero buildings and businesses

Solar

In the hot seat: Solar Energy UK's Chris Hewett on how solar can help deliver net zero buildings and businesses

The CEO of Solar Energy UK sits down with BusinessGreen to discuss the critical role the solar sector must play in the next chapter of the UK's net zero transition

clock 26 August 2021 • 10 min read
Boost consumer protections ahead of green homes retrofit boom, consumer groups warn

Policy

Boost consumer protections ahead of green homes retrofit boom, consumer groups warn

Coalition of industry and consumer groups warn current consumer protection regime is 'not ready' for pace and scale of work needed to upgrade millions of homes

clock 25 August 2021 • 4 min read
From social housing to custom builds, government eyes green homes boost

Buildings

From social housing to custom builds, government eyes green homes boost

With the long-awaited Heat and Building Strategy imminent, could the government be set to lay the foundations for a green building revolution?

clock 23 August 2021 • 8 min read
'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Buildings

'Fiendishly complicated': Inside Nationwide Building Society's push for a green home retrofit wave

Sustainability lead Claire Tracey and head of strategic projects and insights Marcus Goffin chat to BusinessGreen about the 1.5 million properties on Nationwide's mortgage books, all which need decarbonising if it is to meet its 2050 net zero goal

clock 18 August 2021 • 12 min read
'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

Policy

'Clear, long-term, detailed': Nationwide leads host of firms in demand for UK home retrofit strategy

EXCLUSIVE: Nationwide Building Society, British Gas, Rockwool and E.ON among cross-sector firms calling for detailed government policy to drive green home upgrades

clock 18 August 2021 • 5 min read

Politics

Reports: Government mulls gas boiler phase out delay amid cost concerns

Ministers reportedly considering pushing back deadline for phase out of fossil fuel heating systems to 2040 following backlash over cost

clock 27 July 2021 • 6 min read

Buildings

Landlords demand financial support package to deliver green home upgrades

National Residential Landlords Association claims private rental sector is most fuel poor segment of housing market, yet lacks financial support from government

clock 26 July 2021 • 5 min read

Policy

Reports: Heat and Buildings Strategy put on ice until the autumn

Strategy that was expected to be published next week is set to face yet more delays amid disagreements about costs, according to Sky News

clock 15 July 2021 • 2 min read