Buildings

Strengthened building standards, approval for 'plug-in solar' panels, and new offer of cheaper power on windy days to all feature in package of measures to bolster UK energy security

Anton Nikitin, chief sustainability officer for Lithuania's largest city, shares lessons learned from Vilnius' stint as Europe’s 'Green Capital'

Hospitality giant to expand Verified Net Zero Hotels pilot with phased rollout starting in Norway, Denmark, Sweden, the UK, and South Africa

BusinessGreen Intelligence speaks to Dick Newell, founder of Action for Swifts, after Scotland introduced rules requiring swift bricks in new buildings

Government publishes first formal strategy for managing competing demands for land in England from farming, nature, energy, and housing

Lower carbon fuels and clean technologies exist that can replace diesel fuel on building sites, but legacy contracts and procurement processes are holding back much-needed change, writes Syntech Biofuel CEO Tom Bingham

Number of heat pump installations last year was over four times higher than in 2020, new government figures confirm

Real estate giant pours an innovative concrete mix developed by Holcim containing CO2-removing coppiced wood and spent coffee grounds that promise to cut embodied emissions

Built environment sector unveils voluntary standard designed to deliver new buildings in line with the UK's overarching net zero strategy

Vast majority of people back rules requiring solar panels on all new homes, but barely one-in-10 Brits have heard of imminent Future Homes Standard, new poll finds