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Tough new Life Cost Targets on London’s new builds
19 May 2020
Tough new Life Cost Targets on London’s new builds Developers who work on London’s largest residential schemes already know the stringent, additional challenges they need to comply with to meet the capital’s strict carbon targets.…
Read MoreGLA proposes major shift for performance targets in London
15 May 2020
Flattening peaks, storing energy and smart automation… London talks of shifting planning policy up another gear Next year, when new building regulations change in line with the Government’s Future Homes Standard policy, we will start…
Read MoreUPDATE: Gas Boiler Ban in the UK
02 Apr 2020
In March we noticed there was a lot of interest in our previous articles we’d published around the gas boiler ban, specifically one titled Gas Boilers are going to be banned by 2025, published in…
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Energy industry leads the way towards zero carbon
10 Mar 2020
There is plenty of scepticism across the UK about whether our Government is doing enough to battle climate change. The clock is ticking on our 2050 zero carbon target and it seems that nothing is…
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What the Planning White Paper & Living With Beauty reports could mean for the industry?
13 Feb 2020
2020 is shaping up to be a real year of change for the industry. You’ll no doubt have seen how our article pages have been swamped with stories about the Future Homes Standard and proposed…
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Will the Future Homes Standard lead to worse fabric performance?
06 Feb 2020
The Government’s plan to set England on course for building more energy efficient homes – The Future Homes Standard – is coming under fire from industry experts who claim the new regulations will bring a…
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Will Zero Carbon Homes become building standard in 5 years?
06 Feb 2020
It’s a phrase that has gone unmentioned in the halls of Westminster for four years now, but all of a sudden the silence has been broken… ‘Zero Carbon Homes’ is back. Last week the Secretary…
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Does the Future Homes Standard apply to Wales?
16 Jan 2020
In this series of articles, we aim to answer some of your questions about the upcoming changes to Approved Documents L and F, SAP methodology and the Future Homes Standard. Current proposals suggest these regulations…
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What's to come in 2020?
16 Jan 2020
Regular visitors to the Energist website will have spotted an influx of new content in recent months. That’s because 2020 is going to be a year of significant change in the construction industry – and…
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Are SAP, SAP10 and SAP10.1 the same thing?
16 Jan 2020
In this series of articles, we aim to answer some of your questions about the upcoming changes to Approved Documents L and F, SAP methodology and the Future Homes Standard. Current proposals suggest these regulations…
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What happened in 2019? An Overview: Part 2
09 Jan 2020
2019 wasn’t just all about the Future Homes Standard and banning fossil fuels. Technical Specialist Jon Ponting looks at some of the other stories that hit the headlines over the last year. The year started…
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What happened in 2019? An Overview: Part 1
09 Jan 2020
When we think about making new buildings energy efficient and sustainable, 2019 may not feel like the most inspiring year. On one hand it was another year of stagnation with no regulation changes to…
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