NHS Trust announces new “Green Plan” supported by decarbonisation grant
An NHS trust has recently announced the launch of a new Green Plan supported by a £26.9m grant, a recent news report can reveal. Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust has launched an ambitious ‘Green Plan’, setting out its response to tackling climate change. It comes as the trust has been awarded a £26.9m government grant […]
Major Energy Efficiency Retrofit Programme Announced for Irish Schools
A major energy efficiency retrofit programme aimed specifically at reducing energy expenditure in schools across Ireland has been recently announced by the Irish government. The government-funded energy retrofit Pathfinder programme will target energy use and CO2 emission reduction by 50%, testing deep retrofit and low carbon heating solutions. The 2021 programme will see six schools […]
Industry group launches new smart building certification programme
A group of 90 tenants, landlords and property professionals from around the world have joined forces to set up the WiredScore Smart Council and launch a new smart building certification programme, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The SmartScore certification aims to provide clarity, definition and measurement for the growing smart building […]
Zero Carbon Business Partnership to Help UK SMEs work towards net zero
Aiming at helping UK SMEs access the education, expertise and opportunities for collaboration needed to meet or better the UK’s 2050 net-zero target, the Federation of Small Businesses, British Chambers of Commerce, British Retail Consortium and Make UK have joined forces to create the Zero Carbon Business Partnership, a recent news report has been able […]
Most new homes in England offer higher energy efficiency, government figures reveal
The majority of new homes in England are in the most energy efficient bands, the latest figures released by the UK Government’s Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government have been able to reveal. In the last quarter 84% of new homes across the country were given an energy rating of A or B, compared […]
Energy Monitoring Systems to Help Drive Forward the Development of Smart Cities
Energy monitoring systems will help drive forward the development of smart buildings and cities across the world, which is an extremely important trend considering the fact that urbanisation is on the rise in every continent and figures set to climb close to 70% by 2050. In fact, the demand for buildings and cities to become […]
Almost a third of households waste energy by leaving the heating on, research report finds
Close to 26% of UK households waste energy by leaving the heating on within their homes even when they are unoccupied, a recent market research report has been able to suggest. The research commissioned by OnePoll amongst 2,000 adults also found that almost 26% of consumers keep the heating on when there is no one […]
Building Management Systems – The Perfect Companions for Modular Buildings and Hospitals
Building management systems are the perfect solutions to help optimize energy use in hospital environments, and they’re especially efficient when installed from the earliest stages of construction or on the assembly line for modular buildings. In fact, this is exactly the case with a recent £9.8m project for Ashford and St Peter’s Hospitals NHS Foundation […]
UK Government reveals ambitious Industrial Decarbonization Strategy
The Industrial Decarbonization Strategy, published March 17, is part of the UK’s ambition to effectively eliminate greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy allocated more than 1 billion pounds ($1.4 billion) to projects that can help drive down emissions in hospitals and schools, as well as factories. The launch […]
Public buildings in Newcastle to undergo massive decarbonisation project
Schools, libraries, leisure centres and cultural venues like the Theatre Royal in Newcastle will soon get a green revamp after the local authority secured £27.5 million in funding to decarbonise them, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The scheme is predicted to remove up to 4,050 tonnes of […]