Category: Opinion

An independent review of construction products testing has made key recommendations. Hywel Davies reports

As demand for computing power grows, designers and specifiers must focus on reducing energy demand in data centres. Kohler’s Alex Emms says modular uninterruptible power supply can improve energy efficiency

Households hit hardest by the cost of living crisis are those most likely to live in unhealthy homes. UCL’s Professor Anna Mavrogianni considers the relationship between the built environment and health inequalities

Green hydrogen is being hailed as a home-grown super-fuel that will help the UK achieve net zero carbon emissions. But until it becomes available, Whitecode Consulting’s Alex Hill says heat pumps are the only way to decarbonise buildings – however challenging they are to install

To realise the ambition of the Net Zero Review, MP Chris Skidmore is calling on engineers to join the Mission Zero Coalition for Buildings and Infrastructure to help build a regulatory framework to promote sustainability

The UK has ambitious net zero carbon targets. That means tackling some 27 million existing homes and two million commercial buildings. Hywel Davies considers the importance of refurbishment

Increasing legislation and a rise in sustainable investing risks leaving property owners with stranded assets unless they act now to improve their estate. Mitsubishi Electric’s Dan Smith explains

Since Dame Judith Hackitt first called for higher-risk buildings to have a ‘golden thread’ of information, industry has wanted to know what this will need to include. New regulations tell us more, says Hywel Davies

In October 2019, the government said it would consult on a scheme to rate commercial and industrial buildings on their actual energy consumption and carbon emissions. Hywel Davies looks at what has happened since

The tragic death of Awaab Ishak should be a very clear reminder to us all of the fundamental importance of the Building Regulations’ requirement to provide adequate ventilation in any habitable building, and not just in a pandemic, says Hywel Davies