Built Environment

built environment

Consistent measurement of carbon essential for built environment

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has reached out via consultation to both its ...
heat networks

UK heat networks given funding boost for efficiency upgrades

Old and inefficient heat networks will be given a £32 million cash injection to produce ...
innovation

Project to supercharge sustainable innovation in built environments

A new EU-funded initiative is set to convene a powerful network of innovators to drive ...
heat pumps

Innovation needed to accelerate take up of heat pumps

There is no property type or architectural era that is unsuitable for a heat pump. ...
construction

Construction sector could achieve 50 per cent circularity by 2040

Europe’s construction sector has potential to achieve 50 per cent circularity – including recycling and ...
building energy usage

Big data can be used to identify occupant energy usage patterns

Researchers from Incheon National University have proposed a novel strategy to reduce energy consumption in ...
embodied carbon

Beta for new low-carbon construction materials database launched

A beta-version of a new, free tool that is designed to provide the data necessary ...
built environment

Circularity essential in delivering a net-zero built environment

Increasing understanding of how circularity can support reductions in whole life carbon within the built ...

Embodied Carbon Calculator heralds new era for cost manager

Turner and Townsend have launched a new Embodied Carbon Calculator, a bespoke carbon accounting tool ...
production

Viessmann lays foundation for accelerated heat pump production

The Viessmann Group, one of the world’s leading suppliers of sustainable climate (heating, cooling, water ...
heat pumps

Heating up: why the rhetoric on heat pumps needs to be matched by action

Joseph Raftery, Heating Product Manager at Samsung Climate Solutions, explains how action on heat pump ...

Smart Local Energy Systems to deliver low-carbon heating and power

Smart Local Energy Systems (SLES) are on their way, integrating new low-carbon energy technologies across ...

Climate solution leaders to pave way to a decarbonised built environment

Climate tech company, IES, and energy solutions provider, SSE Energy Solutions, have joined forces to bring their ...

Heat pump aims to eliminate carbon emissions at power generation site

Johnson Controls has announced that it has commissioned a new heat pump installation that will ...
Green building materials

Green construction materials market to grow by 20 per cent to 2031

According to a new report from Guidehouse Insights, the global revenue for green, low-embodied carbon ...

Scientists show large impact of controlling humidity on emissions

Greenhouse gas emissions from air conditioners are expected to climb as economic growth drives efforts ...

New optimisation metric to monitor power consumption in buildings

Researchers from Japan have proposed a method for accurately estimating power consumption of unmonitored commercial ...
Green Infrastructure

Schneider Electric launches integrated solution for green infrastructure

Schneider Electric, a leader in the digital transformation of energy management and automation, is introducing ...
cleantech

Cleantech start-up secures funding in drive to reduce carbon impact of buildings

Birmingham-based cleantech start-up Grid Edge has closed a new £2 million funding round with participation ...
building

Coalition to tackle European building renovation financing launched

A new collaboration has been established to work with real estate and finance players from ...
buildings

Thermal energy storage could play major role in decarbonising buildings

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL) have published a new analysis which highlights the ...
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