Green buildings

Britain's biggest business group urges Treasury to exempt green building upgrades and technologies from business rates to help drive decarbonisation efforts

Government accused of delivering underpowered green recovery plan that only delivers half of CO2 cuts required over coming decade

Pledge hailed as first for consultancy sector will see firm invest in skills, R&D and innovation to drive greener designs and advisory services, it said

European Commission unveils flurry of major policy plans as it seeks to help deliver on 2050 net zero goal, but green groups warn bolder action is still required

Construction company outlines plan to achieve zero carbon across its own operations and its building developments by 2030 without the use of carbon offsets

Green Home Retrofit Finance Principles spearheaded by Green Finance Institute aim to 'strengthen integrity of retrofit finance market'

Retrofitting England's buildings and infrastructure will require £40bn of investment, according to UK100

Developers plan to build six all-electric, zero carbon modular homes in Sittingbourne by the end of January next year

The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out