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Hub launches proposed Allowable Solutions Framework
The Zero Carbon Hub has launched proposals for a delivery framework for Allowable Solutions, the third stage of the road to zero carbon which delivers the carbon savings not expected to be achieved on site. The Hub has previously produced reports on the first two methods of reaching the zero carbon standard set for 2016 ...
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Renewable Technologies – Overview of Feed in Tariffs
The EU Renewable Energy Directive 2008 sets an ambitious target that 20% of energy used in the EU in 2020 should come from renewable sources. This target applies to all energy uses including electricity, heat and transport. In the UK, while the majority of this increase will be from large-scale technologies such as onshore and ...
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Reduce, Reuse, Recycle… Renovate
In these times of austerity the importance of the nation’s existing building stock is becoming increasingly apparent. It’s enhancement not only makes economic sense but also impacts on our overall carbon footprint. Successful renovation of existing buildings is about understanding the ethos of the original idea and design, and then through the introduction of appropriate ...
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Focus on Residential
Demand In our experience underlying consumer demand for new housing remains. However, despite price falls, it is obvious that increasingly restrictive borrowing criteria continue to stifle first time buyer access to the housing ladder and first time buyers are crucial to opening up the market. The banks and mortgage lenders are impeded by the cost ...
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Designing Buildings for Education
The Government’s Building Schools for the Future initiative for the delivery of new schools recognises, as we do, that successful inspirational learning environments are delivered through high quality, sustainable design and the integration of community and academia. We understand that spaces need to be flexible and responsive to create aspirational spaces which are driven by ...
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