Homeowners and landlords can now see for themselves how the government’s new Green Homes Grant scheme can help make their homes warmer and more energy efficient. Business and Energy Secretary Alok Sharma recently unveiled a new opportunity for consumers to get tips for making their homes more energy efficient, and details
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New partnership to deliver zero-carbon affordable homes
Developer Hill Group has formed a joint venture partnership with Bioregional Homes to build zero-carbon, affordable homes that are for sale to local people. The partnership will embrace Bioregional Homes’ One Planet Living® principles – building homes that are zero carbon, from sustainable materials using modern methods of construction
Bird nest inspires engineers to build new bricks from plastic waste
A new brick made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide 10 times better insulation than traditional bricks made from clay. Dr Karthikeyan Kandan, senior lecturer in Mechanical Engineering at De Montfort University Leicester (DMU), has created a novel brick made entirely from upcycled plastic waste. Believed to be
UK’s £1bn school building boost needs a green building brief
The UK government must take a full body plunge and use its school building project to become a world leader in low carbon innovation in schools, says climate charity, Ashden. Climate charity Ashden, with six years’ experience supporting schools to reduce their carbon footprint, welcomes the Prime Minister’s promise of the
Thousands of jobs could be created through investment in a green recovery
Investment in nature recovery could provide a major boost in employment in The UK and help create a more resilient economy as part of a green economic recovery from Covid-19 according to new figures put together by conservation groups. In addition, it would also help Government and society tackle the