The Prime Minister confirms that 40 hospitals will be built by 2030 as part of a package worth £3.7 billion. Funding confirmed for 40 hospitals, with a further 8 schemes invited to bid for future funding to deliver 48 hospitals by 2030 New standards being developed to help revolutionise design and speed-up construction Multi-year capital More Info »
Homes, schools and hospitals across England are set to be greener and cheaper to run thanks to a £3 billion plan to upgrade the nation’s buildings – the biggest in a generation. Green Homes Grant opens for business today to help homeowners upgrade their homes and save up to £600 a year on their energy More Info »
Extension will allow more time for residents and businesses to apply for funding from eligible councils after coronavirus delays The government has today (21 September) announced an extension of the £5,000 grant scheme available to homes and businesses affected by flooding last winter. The Property Flood Resilience (PFR) scheme will be extended by nine months More Info »
Almost 430,000 homes in Ireland have availed of SEAI home energy grants to date Government grants covering up to 30% of the cost available for insulation and heating system upgrades BER assessment an important first step in home energy improvement journey. As we enter the colder Autumn months, the Sustainable Energy Authority of Ireland (SEAI) More Info »
The Helsinki Energy Challenge has been set up to find innovative new solutions to urban heating that go beyond burning fossil fuels and biomass to help the city meet its ambitious goal to be carbon-neutral by 2035. Helsinki is not alone: to fight climate change, sustainable heating solutions are needed in cities all over the More Info »
27 August 2020, London: A new report from the Carbon Trust, ‘Heat pump retrofit in London’, shows how heat pumps will have a critical role in tackling emissions from London’s buildings and delivering the Mayor’s 2030 net zero ambitions. The report, commissioned by the Mayor of London, includes detailed analysis of the potential to retrofit More Info »
The Chancellor Rishi Sunak today set out a ‘Plan for Jobs’ that will spur the UK’s recovery from the Coronavirus outbreak. Delivering his Summer Economic Update in Parliament, the Chancellor announced a package of measures to support jobs in every part of the country, give businesses the confidence to retain and hire, and provide people More Info »
PM Boris Johnson has announced the most radical reforms to our planning system since the Second World War, making it easier to build better homes where people want to live. New regulations will give greater freedom for buildings and land in our town centres to change use without planning permission and create new homes from More Info »
Mates in Mind rolls out free mental health workshops for those most at risk during COVID-19 pandemic
Mates in Mind are rolling out free mental health workshops for those most at risk during the global pandemic, with the support of Tideway, the company building London’s new super sewer. In light of the challenges posed by the current COVID-19 crisis, it is expected that workplace mental health issues, already a pervasive challenge, will More Info »
WaterSafe has launched a film featuring its plumbing members, water companies and customers to recruit more qualified professionals to its register. With versions aimed at plumbers in Wales and Northern Ireland, the film sees WaterSafe members asking: Are you a proper plumber? It has been released to encourage qualified plumbers to sign up to the UK approval register More Info »