Energy & Sustainability

As the world reels from Covid-19, there have been plenty of positive stories about the effects on nature.

CABE and 27 other members of the Construction Industry Council (CIC), together with the UK Green Building Council, the Edge and the University College of Estate Management, have jointly pledged to work together to tackle climate change.

Rebecca Coates, Chair of UK Radon Association and Head of Radon Projects at propertECO, warns of the heightened risk in energy-efficient buildings.

With climate change now widely recognised as a clear and present threat, there’s a growing consensus that a financially justifiable, low-energy path is the best route to a sustainable future. But what does this really mean?

Associate Director Emma MacLeod of HDR | Hurley Palmer Flatt discusses developing the energy strategy of Aberdeen’s Event Complex.

Energys Group’s LED upgrade at Leytonstone School promises carbon reductions of nearly 25 tonnes per year.

David Hulme, Technical Director at Square 4 Services, discusses the considerations and complexities of integrating solar PV into commercial properties and offers a best practice case study.

IOBAC’s CEO Paul Woolvine discusses the need to make big, long-term changes to the way we power and heat our homes.

Phil Hurley, Vice-Chair of the Heat Pump Association, explains the technology behind heat pumps and why heat pumps will lead the way in reducing carbon emissions.

Murray Warner, Partner at Hardies Property & Construction Consultants, provides a sustainable housing development case study.