Oxford aiming for net zero by 2025
Oxford City Council has unveiled plans to force all new buildings in the city to be zero carbon from 2025. …
30 November 2023
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Government failing to tackle ‘catastrophic’ energy waste
30 November 2023
Relax heat pump noise and distance restrictions, say acoustic experts
Noise restrictions on air source heat pumps could be relaxed during daytime hours, as could the minimum distance from other…
30 November 2023
Rijnen replaces Boswell as Baxi MD
Karen Boswell OBE stepped down as managing director of Baxi Heating UK & Ireland at the end of November. During…
30 November 2023
Hydrogen has heating role, says Rumford Club speaker
Using hydrogen for heating is logical, according to a guest speaker at the latest Rumford Club dinner held last month…
30 November 2023
Design and Build must change for higher-risk buildings – Building Safety Regulator
BSR’s Andrew Moore says current form of D&B not viable in new safety regime Design and Build (D&B) procurement practices…
2 November 2023
Rule out hydrogen for heating homes, says infrastructure body
Hydrogen should be ‘ruled out’ for home heating and support for heat pump installations increased, the National Infrastructure Commission (NIC)…
2 November 2023
Watchdog investigates hydrogen boiler claims
CMA looks into marketing practices of boiler maker Worcester Bosch The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is investigating whether Worcester…
2 November 2023
Calls for national retrofit body to oversee building upgrades
A new national retrofit delivery agency should be set up to oversee upgrades and making buildings net zero, according to…
2 November 2023
Construction output likely to fall 6.8%
The Construction Product Association’s (CPA’s) autumn forecasts predict construction output in 2023 will be down by 6.8%. A further fall…
2 November 2023
Waterman to launch materials passports framework
Consulting engineer Waterman is to launch a materials passports framework with the aim of providing a standardised approach to overseeing…
2 November 2023
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