UCL and XYZ Reality partner on AR in construction project
London-based construction technology startup XYZ Reality and UCL are working together on a new project to look at how augmented reality (AR) can help with UK hospital construction. The project […]
21.05.2021
Prototype for rechargeable cement-based batteries developed in Sweden
Researchers from Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden, have published an article outlining a new concept for rechargeable batteries – made of cement. Doctor Emma Zhang, formerly of Chalmers University of […]
20.05.2021
Scientists develop the world’s ‘hottest’ heat pump for industry
Researchers in Norway – working with industrial partners – have developed the world’s first heat pump producing temperatures of up to 180 degrees. The heat pumps we use to heat […]
20.05.2021
Solarsense UK celebrates its 25th anniversary
One of the UK’s oldest, pioneering solar companies is celebrating its 25th anniversary. Solarsense UK Ltd, which was established in the mid-1990s and is based in Somerset, is the leading solar […]
19.05.2021
BEAMA – new standards for energy smart appliances will lay foundations for a flexible low carbon energy system
The UK has great potential to develop a marketplace for Energy Smart Appliances, and this will be critical to meeting the UK’s Net Zero target. Innovation in the manufacturing of […]
19.05.2021
New report: Accelerating Cities’ Net Zero Action
In partnership with Boston University Institute of Sustainable Energy, the British Embassy Washington and its US network released the Accelerating Cities’ Net Zero Action report, highlighting key takeaways from partnership […]
19.05.2021
REA responds to England Trees Action Plan
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) has welcomed funding and new targets for tree planting, but say the Government’s exclusion of bioenergy in its ‘England Trees Action […]
19.05.2021
Four new lower carbon prisons being built
The Government has said the four new prisons being built in England will use heat pumps, efficient lighting systems and thousands of solar panels, to reduce energy demand by half […]
18.05.2021

The EU’s forthcoming revision of legislation for buildings and construction is a critical opportunity to create policy and investment certainty on how energy performance requirements will be supported by carbon performance rules, says BPIE. New research from the think tank shows that while some EU Member States have introduced comprehensive policy action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction, this should now be coordinated and regulated at European level.
BPIE calls for focus on construction’s carbon footprint
New research from the think tank BPIE shows that while some EU member states have introduced comprehensive policy action to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings and construction, there is […]
18.05.2021
Rinnai calls for one industry council in drive to net zero
Rinnai has called for a single body or council to represent all buildings, products and services industries sectors to create a pragmatic and non-partisan pathway to achieve and promote the […]
17.05.2021
UK’s built environment needs to reduce energy consumption by 80%
A report by ISG, exploring the regional variations in carbon emissions produced by the operation of commercial buildings, has found the UK’s built environment needs to reduce its energy consumption […]
17.05.2021
REA and Arup publish Deep Geothermal Energy report
The Association for Renewable Energy and Clean Technology (REA) and Arup have published their Deep Geothermal Energy: Economic Decarbonisation Opportunities for the United Kingdom report, which underlines the environmental and […]
17.05.2021