One in five homeowners can’t afford to make green home improvements, according to new data from Lloyds Banking Group.
M&S stands firm on ‘sustainable’ demolition plans
M&S CEO Stuart Machin said the retailer has “amazing plans” to transform its Marble Arch store into a “modern, sustainable building”.
UKGBC publishes new guidance to help cut building emissions
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has published a set of new guidance detailing how building design can be improved using better embodied carbon modelling.
Bellway supply chain efforts recognised with industry sustainability prize
Property business Bellway wins award in recognition of sustainability efforts across its supply chain, as it aims to cut scope 3 by 55% by 2030.
Octopus Energy teams with Bellway for ‘Zero Bills’ homes
Octopus Energy has teamed with one of the UK’s largest housebuilders Bellway Homes to create thousands of low-carbon ‘Zero Bills’ homes.
Government U-turns on plans to scrap nutrient neutrality rules
The government is set to U-turn on plans to scrape nutrient neutrality rules for housebuilders.
No 10 to experience ‘substantial’ building damage’ due to climate change
Number 10 Downing Street and the Cabinet Office is set to experience “substantial structural damage” due to climate change by 2030.
Waste HS2 clay could be used to make concrete
Waste clay from HS2 could be used to help create concrete, with engineers interested in setting up a giant clay oven at the projects site so that they can bake some of the clay to produce it.
Property developers express ‘serious concern’ in Sunak’s green U-turn
Over 100 property developers PM Rishi Sunak expressing their “serious concern” over green policy delays.
Biodiversity net gain delay ‘another hammer blow’ for nature
The government is set to delay a biodiversity net gain law which campaigners have called a “hammer blow” for nature.