In a hope to boost the economy and the construction industry, last year the Conservative government pledged to build 1 million new homes in the UK by 2020. Recent figures however show they are set to fall well short of that figure. The housing market is...
Recognising the importance of science and innovation to society, productivity and economic competitiveness, the government has today provided reassurance to UK participants of the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Programme with a commitment to safeguard funding for research and innovation projects. As a result, British businesses and...
From world-leading university courses to exciting apprenticeships, the opportunities for 18-year-olds leaving college or sixth form are vast. And with a record number of small businesses in the UK, more young people than ever before are looking to jump head-first into the world of work...
Professor Chapman will take over the role from present CEO Steve Cowley on 1 October. He will lead the UK’s magnetic confinement fusion research programme at Culham Science Centre as the new MAST Upgrade experiment approaches its 2017 launch – and the operation of the...
Green Building Councils in Colombia, the United Arab Emirates, Poland and South Africa will work with Mayors and staff in the cities of Bogota, Dubai, Warsaw and Tshwane, respectively, under the BEA in a bid to double the rate of energy efficiency by 2030. They...
Landlords' associations had lobbied successfully to persuade the government to move responsibility for paying for improvements onto tenants through the Green Deal, but there has been no answer to what would happen to that plan, following the scrapping of GD finance a year ago by the...
58 per cent of tenants that have requested energy efficiency improvements from their landlords have been refused, with over half of tenants claiming that their rental property is “cold and draughty,” reveals a new report. The study, conducted by letting agency website PropertyLetByUs, shows that 7...
Run your heating for just one hour less every day Turn down your thermostat by one degree Fix any drips – leaks waste a lot more water than you think Take a shower – it’s faster, cheaper and more efficient than a bath Use the right sized pan for...
The overarching UK energy policy environment is in the midst of change and we set out our vision our recent paper, 'Energy efficiency: Recalibrating the debate'. The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has been closed and its functions moved into the new-look business department:...