We’ve all dreamt of a future with no energy bills. The average UK home now pays £1,200 for its gas and electricity and this is money...
Yesterday’s headlines included a call for supermarkets to drop John West tuna if they don’t clean up their act, a selection of famous selfies “turning their...
The House of Lords forced a debate over the Government proposal to scrap the Zero Carbon Homes after it was removed without warning. However, according to...
The House of Lords have ousted a bill to scrap zero carbon homes. The national standard for new homes, Home Quality Mark, is pleased by the...
The scrapping of the Zero Carbon Homes policy in July 2015 has left a policy vacuum that urgently needs filling, says the Solar Trade Association. The solar...
The UK Green Building Council has commented on reports today that the Mayor of London Boris Johnson is still committed to delivering zero carbon homes in...
A research project between sustainability specialists Caplin Homes and academics at De Montfort University (DMU) could pave the way for more affordable low and zero carbon...
Lucy Pedler is an architect with 31 years of experience with particular expertise in sustainable building practices. Lucy worked at the UK’s first Ecological Building Centre,...
Blue & Green Daily finds and summarises the top sustainability stories around the web every morning. We start with our own picks from Blue & Green...
MPs are being urged to back amendments to the infrastructure bill today to “restore” the government’s Zero Carbon Homes standards, which are set to come in...
Decarbonisation is the name given to the process by which government policies attempt to directly reduce the amount of carbon emitted into the atmosphere by a...
The UK’s green building industry has criticised the government over a new report, published on Tuesday, that outlines proposals for new regulations. A joint statement from...
The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has said that proposals set out by the government to simplify and streamline housing standards “fail to present a vision...
A government consultation on how to transition to zero-carbon homes has been welcomed by the UK Green Building Council (UKGBC). The consultation, Next steps to zero...
As a child, come the evening when everyone was back from their respective jobs, schools and social engagements, my father would lock the door of our...