Energy – Green Alliance Report. The UK is facing a supply chain crunch on critical components needed for green industries like electric vehicle (EV) manufacturing, with a new Green Alliance report calling for the UK to build up domestic recycling of these valuable materials as...
Energy – an International update! Globally, energy efficiency has improved in 2021 after a rocky 2020, according to a new analysis from the International Energy Agency (IEA). But the rate of progress will need to at least double to put the world on track for...
Decarbonisation – a global goal! Enviva Partners, a global renewable energy company specializing in sustainable wood bioenergy, and Tokyo-based utility Electric Power Development Co., have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the long-term, large-scale supply of sustainable wood biomass from Enviva’s manufacturing facilities in the...
Built Envirnment review – December 2021 – prepare for 2022. It’s sometimes tough to find a single, trustworthy and current version of the truth, but that’s what you’ll get on 7 December at 09:30 – 16:30 UK time when you attend the latest of our annual Global...
WOBO thanks Governor Omkar Nath Channan for the update linked to the United Nations. After careful review, the temporary restrictions limiting civil society access to the United Nations Headquarters Complex (UNHQ) due to the COVID-19 pandemic are being gradually lifted. Effective immediately, civil society representatives...
Fire – a date for your 2022 diary! SHP brings you the latest news and updates on what the seventh International Tall Building Fire Safety Conference has to offer as it prepares to join FIREX International 2022 at the ExCeL exhibition centre, London from 17-19...
Safety; Risk and Control – a hand in hand process. Following the Grenfell Tower disaster, the Independent Review of Building Regulations and Fire Safety concluded that the UK building safety system is inadequate. The Government accepted the review’s recommendation for a new regulatory framework. A...
Quality and the link to offsite construction. As the building industry continues to face multiple challenges — including workforce availability, housing affordability, job site safety, building quality and sustainability — the expanded use of off-site construction, often called modular or prefabrication, is one approach that...
Fire Safety applications. Latest updates designed to provide further clarity on how key aspects of the Building Safety Bill will work in practice. The government has published new draft regulations providing further clarity on aspects of the Building Safety Bill and how the building safety...
Retrofit – Building Evaluation! Building performance evaluation (BPE) uses testing and physical monitoring techniques alongside post-occupancy evaluation methods to evaluate how buildings perform. And to detect any issues in design, construction, commissioning, handover and operation. To help you conduct BPE efficiently and consistently, we’ve now...
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