All retrofit articles – Page 4
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News
Lendlease lands £120m office retrofit job in Covent Garden
Firm will extend Richard Seifert-designed scheme to provide 260,000 sq ft of office space
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Comment
Heat pumps: no silver bullet in the journey to net zero
Government incentives for pumps and solar panels look like token gestures when the real focus should be on making existing homes more energy efficient
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News
Industry leaders attack lack of retrofit focus in ‘supply-side’ energy strategy
Proposals to improve low-carbon supply do nothing to tackle rising enery costs or inefficiency in current stock, critics say
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News
L&Q after firms for £2.7bn homes improvement work
Works to ensure housing association’s portfolio meets Decent Homes Standard
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News
AFK gets permission for bronze facade retrofit to 1980s offices
Studio’s remodelling to give new look to 38 Finsbury Square
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News
Industry calls for more action on promised retrofit programme
Chancellor’s energy efficiency VAT cut welcomed but more investment needed to improve homes, argue sector bodies
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News
Hold nerve on long term projects, infrastructure chief tells government
National Infrastructure Commission chair John Armitt says ripping up plans amid crisis over rising bills will increase costs in future
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News
UKGBC proposes bringing forward minimum EPC ratings for UK homes by seven years
Policy would mean homeowners would be unable to sell their homes if they do not meet stringent energy efficiency ratings from 2028
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News
Cost of decarbonising all UK homes could be £200bn cheaper than other estimates, says Savills
But new research says government interventions do not go far enough to persuade homeowners to carry out the work
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Features
The heat and buildings strategy explained: what did it say – and was it worth the wait?
Published last week and running to 200 pages, Thomas Lane dives deep into a government initiative that promised much but had delivered rather less
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News
Construction reacts to heat and buildings strategy
Plan for decarbonising UK’s buildings garners mixed reaction from industry experts
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News
Department for retrofit needed to make UK homes greener, government told
Trade group says single body overseeing 20-year programme is only way to make net zero plans work
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News
Firms chasing spots on £750m retrofit framework
Four-year Fusion21 deal to be used for decarbonisation works on homes and schools
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News
Green Homes Grant reboot must be long term for it to work, government told
Industry critical of ‘damage’ caused by failed short term retrofit scheme
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Government in talks to bring back failed Green Homes Grant retrofit scheme
Business secretary admitted the scrapped £2bn programme had been ‘problematic’
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News
Making buildings net zero could cost £400bn, OBR warns
New report said total cost of hitting 2050 emissions target could be over £1.4tn across whole economy
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News
Government too ‘timid’ on net zero, climate advisors warn
Major report slams lack of strategy on reducing aviation and decarbonsing buildings
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News
Overhaul 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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News
HLM set to double retrofit work amid booming market
University clients among those opting for refurbs over new builds
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British Land sets targets to cut greenhouse gases
Canada Water developer says carbon levies will fund retrofitting work across estate