25 September 2023
Paying Back the Embodied Carbon of PV
We have recently been investigating PV and whether the carbon associated with manufacture, transport to site and installation would actually pay off over a 20 year lifespan.
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22 September 2023
Building a Net Zero Carbon Future: Transforming the UK's Built Environment
Amidst the pressing urgency of climate change, the United Kingdom has an ambitious target: achieving Net Zero carbon emissions by 2050 (2045 in Scotland).
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15 September 2023
Carbon Offsetting
Since carbon offsetting was introduced into the 2016 London Plan as a means of securing at least a 35% reduction in carbon emissions from the Building Regulations it has always been a topic for debate.
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11 September 2023
‘Fabric First’ Building Regulations
The Building Regulations were updated in England in June 2022 (Part L 2021) and in Scotland in February 2023 (Section 2022). Whilst different, both sets of regulations employ a similar ethos of a ‘Fabric First’ approach when considering heating systems that are not refrigerant based, for example direct electric systems.
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