While concerns over funding for retrofit projects are widespread, with half (51 per cent) of construction professionals citing cost as a major barrier, new research from BSRIA reveals that budgets are only one part of a much more complex challenge. Developers ...

With the UK committing £630 million to public building retrofits and nearly 80 per cent of commercial properties at risk of being unlettable unless upgraded, the need for smart, future-focused retrofitting has never been clearer. The challenge is to introduce smart ...

NetZero Collective, part of Wates Group, has been appointed to LHC Procurement Group’s (LHCPG) Retrofit and Decarbonisation Framework and ODS Group’s Retrofit Services Framework, further strengthening its position as a market leader in retrofit consultancy services. Under the LHCPG Retrofit and ...

Retrofitting everyday commercial properties – often overlooked in favour of high-profile, flagship projects – can generate extraordinary returns, according to a new report from Building Atlas. Entitled ‘The Beauty in ‘Boring’ Buildings: the business case for retrofit beyond flagship assets’ ...

Brookfield Properties has secured planning permission for 300,000 sq. ft of new grade-A offices set in a revitalised public realm after the City of London Corporation approved its sustainability-led transformation of 1 Moor Lane. The Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM-designed ...

Procurement organisation and social enterprise, Fusion21, has appointed 40 specialist firms – 42 per cent being SMEs, to its national Decarbonisation Framework worth up to £1.5 billion over a four-year term. The framework, aims to help deliver zero carbon goals, reduce ...

Equans has embarked on the delivery of a major decarbonisation programme for hundreds of social housing properties in Hertfordshire. Delivering the retrofit works on behalf of Sovereign Network Group (SNG), the programme will improve the energy efficiency of 372 social ...

A pilot project is underway to refurbish a 45-year-old RAF barrack block at St Mawgan, Cornwall, to meet government energy targets. Launched by the Defence Infrastructure Organisation (DIO) and its contractor VIVO Defence Services, the project is the first of ...

The social housing specialist, which is part of Willmott Dixon, has set ambitious growth goals for the next three years under its new ‘FOR Our Future’ strategy. Fortem intends to increase turnover from the current £205 million to £300million by ...

Reducing operational carbon and cutting energy costs have become top priorities for organisations aiming to secure reliable, sustainable energy for their business and the environment. Garland UK Technical Manager Justyn Irons explains why retrofitting commercial buildings with solar PV systems ...