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NewsAtkins and Cast among new net zero carbon champions
Firms join Mace, Multiplex and Laing O鈥橰ourke on CLC initiative
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NewsGovernment too 鈥榯imid鈥� on net zero, climate advisors warn
Major report slams lack of strategy on reducing aviation and decarbonsing buildings
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FeaturesBigger and better: One Triton Square
How British Land increased the net area of a 20-year old office block by 57% but still saved 40,000聽tonnes of carbon by opting for refurbishment over new聽build
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NewsGive poorer households free heat pumps, experts tell government
Open letter signed by 20 bodies calls for better incentives to drive uptake of energy-saving devices
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NewsOverhaul building regulations to stop buildings overheating, say climate advisers
Climate Change Committee calls for major retrofitting programme to tackle hotter summers
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CommentCountdown to COP26: Are we building with the climate of the future in mind?
With fewer than 150 days until world leaders meet in Glasgow for COP26, Simon Wyatt turns his focus to one of the key themes on the agenda 鈥� adaptation and聽resilience
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NewsLess than half the number of qualified heat pump installers than government claims, report finds
UK would need eight times more heat pump installers than currently exist to hit government targets
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NewsFirms must publish carbon credentials to win public work
Government makes contractors reveal current footprint and reduction plans to bid for work worth more than 拢5m
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NewsMajor challenges in persuading homeowners to install heat pumps, government admits
BEIS tells industry that energy saving devices can cost up to 拢35,000 each and could increase fuel bills
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News鈥業ncentives not fines鈥� will persuade homeowners to replace gas boilers
Energy department clarifies plans to reduce domestic carbon emissions
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NewsGovernment boosts funding for rail upgrades by 拢401m
Investment worth 拢317m will go to electrifying the聽Transpennine route in net zero push
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NewsMinisters accused of 鈥楽oviet-style鈥� planning to replace gas boilers
Boiler manufacturers could be forced to make heat pumps and penalised if they fail to sell enough
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NewsCLC wants industry鈥檚 views on tracking net zero progress
Findings will inform criteria for judging firms鈥� carbon cutting efforts
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CommentWhat can construction learn from M&S, John Lewis and the Co-op?
Retailers are taking their customers鈥� concerns about the climate crisis to heart, but Richard Steer is not sure the building industry can say the same
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FeaturesCost model: Zero carbon offices
UK offices could well become the standard-bearers for innovative carbon-cutting practices 鈥� here Aecom provides a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme
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CommentHydrogen is not a silver bullet solution
Hydrogen is seen as the Swiss Army knife of net zero solutions 鈥� but is it really?
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CommentCountdown to COP26: A good start 鈥撀燽ut still a long way to go
As momentum builds towards COP26, developers are making impressive-sounding commitments with their net zero pathways and strategies
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FeaturesThe urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?
A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it聽will take to meet the targets