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Getting up to standard: shifting the built environment towards net zero
Posted: 15/04/2021
According to the Climate Change Committee, the independent body which advises the Government on emissions targets, buildings account for 34% of total UK greenhouse gas emissions. Understandably, following the Government’s commitment to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, regulations covering the built environment...…>>
Electric vehicles: think before charging ahead
Posted: 29/03/2021
With the Government recently announcing that the ban on the sale of new petrol and diesel cars and vans is being brought forward from 2040 to 2030, electric vehicle charging station companies have seen a surge in enquiries from both land owners and tenants looking to get ahead of the curve and install rapid chargers on their properties...…>>
Fast fashion: no fast fix?
Posted: 29/03/2021
Covid-19 and various UK lockdowns have resulted in some well-known high street casualties. Despite this, the perpetual rise of fast fashion doesn’t appear to be slowing any time soon. The textile industry is considered one of the largest polluting industries in the world. Some estimates suggest it produces around...…>>
Green retrofit: what is it and what does it mean for the development industry?
Posted: 01/03/2021
Green retrofit - well, its’s quite the buzzword in the development industry at the moment, but what is it really? It can actually be defined as a number of things, but in reality it is ‘exactly what it says on the tin’ - green retrofit is the sustainable refurbishment of an existing building to make it more efficient, better for the environment and sustainable...…>>
Green initiative requires greater use of recycled materials in proposed new plastic packaging tax
Posted: 21/01/2021
As environmental concerns have continued to rise up the UK Government’s legislative agenda, its recent initiative to introduce a new plastic packaging tax comes as no surprise. Draft legislation and details about the proposed tax can now be accessed on the Government’s website...…>>

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