Consumer confusion over plastic waste ‘a warning of things to come’ – McGlennon
A seriously muddled perception of plastics in the environment has emerged from a new poll where homeowners seem to be seeing PVC windows in the same light as plastic bottles and other single-use plastic...
Pilks reveals massive ‘green’ hydrogen plan for low carbon glass
Pilkington UK has unveiled plans for a large-scale hydrogen production plant at its Merseyside base to provide green energy for manufacturing low carbon glass in a move described by the company as a blueprint...
Launch of Wates Retrofit to support energy efficiency upgrades towards net zero homes
Wates has launched Wates Retrofit aimed at supporting its maintenance programme in upgrading the energy efficiency of homes and other properties.
David Morgan, executive managing director of Wates Property Services, said: “With the launch of...
GGF fights back on exclusion of glazing in govt’s Net Zero scheme
The Glass & Glazing Federation has hit back at the Treasury’s decision to leave glazing out of its Energy Company Obligation (ECO+) Scheme and the Heat and Buildings Strategy with a piece of research...
Trade bodies join forces to tackle retrofit green goals
More than 40 industry bodies have joined forces to create a new National Retrofit Hub to promote best practice in making the UK’s existing housing stock more energy efficient towards the country’s net-zero goals.
“The...
GGF takes the case for glazing to Number 10
The role of glazing in the road to Net Zero was taken straight to the heart of government when the heads of the GGF went to Number 10 to meet PM Rishi Sunak’s political...
Glasgow seeks to scale up low carbon retrofit for 70,000 tenement dwellers
Up to 70,000 residents in pre 1919 Glasgow tenement homes are among the targets for home retrofitting when Low Carbon Homes meets online to discuss how the city can meet its 2030 net-zero target.
The...
Energy Security Strategy ‘a missed opportunity’ for 29m inefficient homes – FMB
The Government’s Energy Security Strategy completely misses the mark in tackling energy consumption in the UK’s 29 million energy inefficient homes with no significant to help cut bills and lower emissions, said FMB chief...
Industry must speed up on sustainability – RICS
A call to accelerate the growth of green building has come from surveyors in their annual sustainability report, which cites high costs or low availability of low carbon materials and skill shortages as being...
Retrofit Hub launches 2024 with ‘ambitious agenda’
Nearly 400 leaders from industry, local authorities, NGOs and other bodies gathered at the year’s first meeting of the Retrofit Hub to hear how the organisation had ‘an ambitious agenda’ to tackle the urgent...
