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Haydale launches JustHeat Pro to cut commercial heating reliance on volatile energy sources

JustHeat Pro brings first-of-its-kind graphene-enabled heating technology into commercial use, helping estates reduce reliance on gas-linked heating as falling UK production and rising import exposure increase pressure on energy costs, supply resilience and net zero delivery. UK businesses are operating ...

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Decarbonisation starts with the building fabric

A Salix-funded roof refurbishment at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester, completed across two phases with the campus fully operational throughout, is delivering approximately 300,000 kWh of annual gas savings and potential cost reductions of up to ...

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Dalkia UK appointed to GLA’s RE:FIT 5 Framework

Dalkia UK has been awarded a place on the Greater London Authority’s (GLA) RE:FIT 5 Framework. The RE:FIT programme is the Mayor of London’s flagship energy performance contracting initiative, designed to support public sector organisations in reducing carbon emissions while ...

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NHS Property Services exceeds annual carbon reduction target

NHS Property Services has reduced carbon emissions by 5.2 per cent in 2025/26, exceeding its annual target and continuing to drive large‑scale energy efficiency and decarbonisation across the NHS estate. As one of the largest NHS landlords, responsible for around ...

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New UK NZCBS Performance Evaluation will recognise buildings’ progress on Net Zero Carbon Alignment

The new UK NZCBS Performance Evaluation designation will enable buildings to verify performance against the Standard’s requirements, even if they are not meeting all of them. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 (the Standard), published 10 March, robustly defines what ...

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Global initiative launches to align whole-life carbon reporting across the built environment

The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the launch of a global initiative designed to harmonise the measurement and reporting of whole-life carbon emissions across the global built environment. CLEAR (Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting) is ...

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Edinburgh College becomes first college in Scotland to fully decarbonise one of its campuses

Edinburgh College recently advanced its net zero goals after becoming the first college in Scotland to completely decarbonise one of its campuses. Working in partnership with renewable energy experts Vital Energi, and funded through the Scottish Government’s Energy Efficiency Grant ...

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London’s ageing buildings threaten to derail the capital’s net zero ambitions

Around 65 per cent of London’s buildings pre-date modern energy standards, creating a major challenge for net zero. London’s architectural appeal is one of its defining strengths, but much of its commercial property market still operates inside buildings designed for ...

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Version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard is published

Version 1 of the UK’s first cross-industry Standard for Net Zero Carbon Aligned Buildings has been published. The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (“the Standard”) is a free-to-access technical standard that will enable the built environment to robustly prove ...

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Navigating a new future for non-domestic buildings

As the construction industry continues to evolve in line with decarbonisation goals, facilities managers must adapt or face being left behind Andrew Lenton, Director of Business Development for Pipe Centre, explores the changes, and how merchants are supporting SMEs to ...

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