BCIA launches BEMS Delivery Framework to standardise specification

Framework has six delivery levels from L0 to L5 ranging from basic controls capability to intelligent building functionality

16 September 2026

Cyber attack risk on UK battery storage could cause nationwide blackout, report warns

A coordinated cyber attack on approximately 29% of Britain’s battery energy storage units could destabilise the national grid, says report…

16 September 2026

Electrical constraints prevent Southampton General Hospital cooling wards in heatwaves

Patients and staff at Southampton General Hospital faced record temperatures during a prolonged heatwave, exposing critical issues with the hospital’s…

14 September 2026

UK signs deal with US to accelerate commercial fusion energy

Government signs deals at Global Fusion Summit where it also announced £5.6m investment in fusion research and development

14 September 2026

Bristol City Leap accelerates public building decarbonisation

Bristol City Leap is set to retrofit three council-owned buildings with low-carbon heating and efficiency measures

8 September 2026

Building Safety Gateway applications surge ahead of levy deadline

Applications for Gateway 2 assessments spike as the Building Safety Levy approaches

8 September 2026

Baroness Blake takes on fire and building safety role

Baroness Blake of Leeds has been appointed as fire minister, overseeing building safety and emergency response

1 September 2026

London prompts urgent retrofit plans as heatwave risks intensify

The London Assembly urges Sadiq Khan to accelerate home retrofitting after record-breaking summer temperatures

1 September 2026

Awaab’s Law to be extended to heat networks

Landlords will have to address extreme cold and heat

28 August 2026

Protect healthcare sites from heatwaves, says RCN

Nursing union describes parts of the NHS as ‘inhumane’ places to work

28 August 2026
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