Willmott Dixon has been appointed by Oxfordshire County Council to deliver its highly sustainable new headquarters building at Speedwell House in Oxford. The council is relocating from its current premises at County Hall, also in Oxford, to a new four-storey ...
Read More »CEOs across Europe are adjusting ESG timescales following volatile energy markets
New research commissioned by energy solutions specialist, Aggreko, has revealed that CEOs across key European countries are adjusting timescales and investment around net zero goals in a bid to balance profitability and sustainability in a volatile energy market. The survey ...
Read More »Nearly half of organisations admit to slow sustainability decision-making caused by knowledge gaps
Levels of confidence within UK organisations on progress in reaching Net Zero could be undermined by gaps in fundamental knowledge and processes, according to new research from Equity Energies, part of DCC plc. The recent study, Carbon Admissions: We don’t ...
Read More »NG Bailey net zero target receives SBTi approval
NG Bailey has had its long-term target to achieve net zero emissions by 2045 approved by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTI). The independent engineering and services business has set a target to achieve net zero by 2045 for ...
Read More »UK’s first cross-industry Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard launches
The Pilot Version of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS) has launched. It is the UK’s first cross-industry Standard that brings together net zero carbon requirements for all major building types and will enable the UK Built ...
Read More »UK’s first 5.5 star rated NABERS UK building completes
11 Belgrave Road in London Victoria, the UK’s first building to achieve a NABERS UK Design for Performance 5.5-star rating for building efficiency has completed. The 150,000 sq. ft net zero carbon workplace, developed by global real estate development, investment ...
Read More »Mitie awarded decarbonisation consulting contract at the University of Essex
Mitie is supporting the University of Essex to reach its net zero goals with a new decarbonisation consulting contract. The contract will see Mitie helping the University achieve its goal of reaching net zero Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions ...
Read More »New framework to accelerate buildings sector’s alignment with net zero targets launched by SBTi
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched a groundbreaking science-based decarbonisation framework for companies and financial institutions in the buildings value chain. The framework sets 1.5°C-aligned emissions reduction targets for the buildings industry to overcome current climate challenges and ...
Read More »Welsh Government buildings lead the way in sustainable office fitouts
Three Welsh Government buildings lead the way in sustainable office fitouts, delivering on the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act 2015, while saving taxpayer funds. The institutions behind these award-winning projects are Transport for Wales, North Wales Police and Public ...
Read More »Review of UK 2018 waste strategy shows implementation has been ‘incredibly slow’
A review of the 2018 Resources and Waste Strategy undertaken by CIWM (the Chartered Institution of Wastes Management) has found that only 20 per cent of the policies in the strategy have been fully implemented, with another 54 per cent ...
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