February 5, 2024
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Reaping the Rewards of a Digital Twin
Diarmuid Murphy, Director of Property at Murphy Geospatial, explains why asset owners on the journey to decarbonisation should invest in a digital twin....
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August 1, 2023
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Harnessing Technology to Keep Our Public Swimming Pools Afloat
The new £63m funding package, unveiled in this year’s Spring Budget, was widely welcomed by UK sporting bodies, swimming organisations and private sector firms, which face the major challenge of...
August 1, 2023
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Decarbonising Social Housing: A New Era of Low-carbon Heating for UK Tower Blocks
When it comes to installing low-carbon heating in the UK’s tower blocks, heat pumps may not be the best solution. Oliver Baker, CEO of Ambion Heating, takes a closer look...
May 5, 2023
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Reducing Embedded Carbon with Underfloor Heating
When it comes to reducing a building’s carbon footprint, in the first instance and over its lifetime, there are many factors to consider, including embodied carbon. Supporting the industry to...
May 5, 2023
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Lessons Learned: Making SHDF Wave 2 A Success
After completing projects as part of both the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) demonstrator and Wave 1 phases, Carl Yale, Regional Refurbishment Director at leading housebuilder Lovell, says that many...
April 14, 2023
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Understanding the Human Benefits of Social Housing Decarbonisation
Decarbonisation of housing stock is a key step in addressing climate change. However, the wider real-life benefits are felt most acutely within the social housing sector, and work towards creating...
January 5, 2023
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Old Building, New Tricks – Adaptive Reuse to Create New University Learning Experience
With 39% of global energy carbon emissions resulting from buildings and surging awareness of our obligation to protect the planet, decarbonisation of existing buildings is high on the agenda in...
July 12, 2022
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Where the Opportunities Are in Renewables for Councils
Councils will play a vital role in achieving the UK’s net-zero targets, and many have declared climate emergencies, recognising the importance of decarbonising local communities. In this article, Travis Benn...
March 4, 2021
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INNOVATING TO REDUCE EMBODIED CARBON
With a Government target in place to reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net-zero by 2050, innovators within the construction sector are exploring ways to reduce the environmental impact of property...
February 9, 2021
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DECARBONISING SOCIAL HOUSING
Following the Government’s plans to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and a number of subsequent sustainability pledges and announcements made, Tom Murray, Specification Director at Baxi Heating, discusses what...