Environment

Further support for the growing recognition of sustainability among homeowners has come from a new survey showing more than three quarters consider it to be important, with nearly a third saying they would be...

Glass Futures has joined leaders from polymer, metal and other manufacturing sectors to form the Foundation Industries Sustainability Consortium (FISC) with the goal of driving low-carbon innovation for the UK’s raw materials. “The products made...

Low Carbon Homes has announced the next series of its online Retrofit Summits where industry and housing providers can discuss the challenge of improving the energy efficiency of the country’s housing. “It really is quite...

Low Carbon Homes, the online regional retrofit conference series returns next week event, hosted by Cosy Homes Oxfordshire.Low Carbon Homes Oxfordshire, (Tuesday 9th – Thursday 10th March), is staged over three mornings, and includes...

Reynaers Aluminium has been recognised for its global emission reduction targets with official validation by the Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi). The organisation has confirmed that both the company’s 2019 baseline targets as well as its...

A new White Paper providing a guide to calculating the levels of embodied carbon in aluminium windows, doors and curtain walling systems has been published by Reynaers Aluminium. This new report considers at what stage...

Window Widgets has achieved a zero-landfill mark as a result of a two-and-a-half-year waste management programme. The programme, led by QHSE manager Andrew Taylor, ensures that only compliant waste carriers with an up-to-date licence are...

DLHC ministers have published new plans they say will remove barriers to owners of older properties making energy efficient improvements ‘without the blight of ugly or inappropriate retrofit damaging these properties. The Government has published...

Rehau has become a member of “50 Sustainability & Climate Leaders” the UN-backed initiative aimed at drawing attention to environmental issues and giving companies a platform to showcase their commitment to an international audience. William...

The LHC Procurement Group is inviting public sector construction suppliers to Retrofit for a Net Zero Future, a major conference based on the group’s £multi-million Decarbonisation and Retrofit (N9) framework. Dean Fazackerley, head of technical...