With increasing concern about the pace and scale of climate change, there are growing calls for radical changes to the energy efficiency requirements of building regulations. Hywel Davies considers the challenges of seeking deeper and faster emissions reductions
Category: Opinion
The end of the beginning
The UK may have left the EU, but it still remains a key participant in the European Standards system, says Hywel Davies
Be open and supportive in post-Brexit Britain
As the UK formally leaves the EU, Dorte Rich Jørgensen MCIBSE reflects on her difficulty in applying for British citizenship and calls on industry to sign the #ConstructionisOpen pledge in support of EU nationals in the UK
Bristol Energy – Q&A with head of innovation Samantha Nicol
Samantha Nicol, head of innovation at Bristol Energy, discusses the council-owned energy company’s agenda on sustainability and working with the community
Where we need regulatory change to hit net zero
If the UK is to reach net zero by 2050, the industry needs to take action now. Julie Godefroy highlights the key policy decisions that must be made in 2020
Getting zero done, too!
With a new government settling in, and another Queen’s Speech to digest, Hywel Davies looks forward to the year(s) ahead
State of independence
Verification of product information is needed to ensure equipment delivers on makers’ performance claims, says Geyser Thermal Energy’s Lolli Olafsson
Why Future Home Standard proposals must be amended
Government must act if it is to reach net-zero carbon. CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy outlines how Part L 2020 and the Future Homes Standard should be amended
Loud and clear on noise control
Excessive noise from mechanical ventilation systems can have a detrimental effect on the comfort of building occupants, but Apex Acoustics’ Jack Harvie-Clark believes the proposed Approved Document F fails to address the issue
Turning insight out
The SLL’s guidance on exterior lighting ranges widely in application, from façades and public spaces to roads and workplaces, as Paul Ruffles explains