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The production of low carbon, plant-based insulating blocks by agricultural workers from farm materials could help to support rural economies and tackle labour shortages, experts believe. A major new study will test if the materials, for use in local construction, could lead to a “Harvest to House” system of building. The University of Exeter-led study […]
New research has revealed that 20% of building service engineers are unfamiliar with the UK Building Regulations’ Approved Document O, which addresses overheating in buildings – and almost half (46%) claim to understand the theory behind it but are unsure how to put it into practice. The new study, commissioned by Zehnder Group UK in […]
Researchers at ETH Zurich pioneered a new robotic additive manufacturing method to foster sustainable construction through “impact printing.” Researchers at ETH Zurich have done a new robotic additive manufacturing method to foster sustainable construction through “impact printing.” This new, innovative process utilizes earth-based materials such as clay and excavated earth-very inexpensive, abundant, and environmentally friendly-alternatives […]
By Olivier Blum, EVP of Energy Management, Schneider Electric The Green Classroom Revolution: How Energy-Efficient School Buildings Improve Student Performance With new technology already transforming our world and job markets, the importance of education has never been greater. It’s no wonder that high-quality education — whether preschool or high school, university or vocational — is […]
Rinnai and Naked Energy Launch Innovative Solar and Heat Pump Integration Whitepaper for Sustainable Heating Solutions. Rinnai and Naked Energy have collaborated to introduce a whitepaper as a precursor to a CIBSE certified CPD, the paper entitled Sustainable Synergy: Integrating Heat Pumps and Solar Thermal to Satisfy the Hot Water Needs of an archetype […]
Groundwater flooding – the emergence of groundwater into buildings and infrastructure due to unusually high water levels – is not currently listed on the UK’s National Risk Register. This is despite its long-documented ability to drive extreme flooding events; with interactions that often trigger the worst river and flash flooding disasters, including, for example, last […]
The decision to grant planning permission for what would have been the UK’s first coal mine in 30 years has been quashed by a High Court judge. Mr Justice Holgate said in a ruling on Friday that giving the go-ahead for the development at Whitehaven in Cumbria was “legally flawed”. Climate campaign group Friends […]
New publicly owned National Energy System Operator to pave the way to a clean energy future National Energy System Operator will support the UK’s energy security, help to keep bills down in the long term, and accelerate the government’s clean power mission. Electricity and gas network planning to be brought under one roof, as the […]
“Fiendish”, “technically tough”, “difficult”, “complicated”. Those were just a few of the choice words used at an event last week in Oxfordshire, UK, to describe ambitious plans to build a prototype fusion power plant. Held at the UK Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) Culham campus, the half-day meeting on 5 September saw engineers and physicists discuss […]
Colin Hughes, Group Manager at WMC Wrexham Mineral Cables (WMC), a leading UK cable manufacturer, is calling for the establishment of a new fire-resistant cable standard to improve building safety and potentially save lives. WMC’s call to action comes as the industry reflects on the 1,700-page Grenfell Inquiry report, which sets out how ‘decades […]
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