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Government action needed to cut embodied carbon
Embodied Carbon Summit Evidence Report says voluntary actions alone are not enough
February 2026
Decline in electrical apprenticeships threatens energy transition, says ECA
Electrical apprenticeships down 5.5%, according to ECA’s 2026 Electrical Skills Index
February 2026
Warm Homes Plan cuts heat pump target by 25%
Focus is on low carbon technologies over insulation
January 2026
Government sets key heat network requirements
Existing networks will have to meet a series of ‘milestones’ in new Heat Network Technical Assurance Scheme
January 2026
Insulation schemes have been ‘catastrophic fiasco’, say MPs
The number of homes left with defects because of government-backed insulation schemes has been branded a ‘clear and catastrophic failure’…
January 2026
Plans for tighter control of fire-engineering function
The title and function of a ‘fire engineer’ is to be more tightly regulated, the government has said. One of…
January 2026
Surge in Gateway 2 planning approvals cuts backlog
More than 700 Gateway 2 decisions made by regulator in final quarter of 2025
January 2026
New single regulator for construction proposed
Aim is to reduce fragmentation and complexity in built environment regulation
January 2026
Budget nerves hit construction output by 1.3% in November
Fall in new work and repair and maintenance hit output but UK economy grew by 0.3% as Jaguar Land Rover…
January 2026
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