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...
The Energy Trilemma – affordable, secure and sustainable energy – impacts significantly on the healthcare sector, especially during the current economic downturn....
The UK's leading innovator in underfloor heating will be showcasing its full range of systems and ancillary products, together with its heat pumps and other low energy technologies at the this year's...
When the founder of the Complete Energy Consultancy set about designing a brand new home for himself and his family, he identified Marmox Thermoblock as the ideal means of tackling...
With buildings becoming increasingly air tight in a drive to improve energy efficiency and lower carbon emissions, the need for ‘pro-active’ ventilation has never been greater. Penny Jones, Product &...
Ensuring the structural stability of external wall insulation systems (EWIS) is critical to their safe and effective performance, with particular attention required when it comes to their ability to withstand...
In its 2019 Spring Statement, the Government said it will aim to end the use of fossil fuel-based heating systems in all new homes from 2025. It’s a bold move,...
Guy Ransom, Commercial Director of Norfolk-based renewable heating expert Finn Geotherm, comments on the latest report from the Committee on Climate Change (CCC) ‘UK Housing – Fit for the Future?’,...
When it comes to educational buildings, specifying glazing products can be a challenge. Not only do these spaces need access to plenty of natural light to create a comfortable learning...
Greengauge delivers ambitious M&E design for UK’s largest 100% Passivhaus, 100% social rented housing scheme....
Toby Buckley, Managing Director of REL Building Services, discusses the construction of a new primary school in East London and explains how the building services solution is helping to optimise...
The multi-million-pound George Davies Centre (formerly Centre for Medicine) at University of Leicester – the largest non-residential Passivhaus building in the UK – has continued to scoop awards for its...
With the Government set to favour off-site manufacturing on all publicly-funded projects this year, Paul Arnold, Remeha’s Product Manager, looks at how councils are using off-site-fabricated, bespoke-designed heating equipment to...
It’s not just businesses that are expected to have an awareness of their carbon footprint – schools are increasingly under the spotlight too. Anna Wooster, Managing Director of renewable energy...
