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• Net-zero Housing Codes: Shaping UK’s Future Homes 17th September 2025
  With the Future Homes Standard set to take effect in 2025, the UK housing sector is entering a decisive low-carbon era. All new homes will have to meet strict energy performance and carbon reduction targets, cut heat loss and remove reliance on fossil-fuel heating. This is a turning point for developers, regulators, and homeowners, as […]
• Biodiversity Net Gain Consultancy: What It Means for Your Site 5th September 2025
  Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) is a legal requirement for most development projects in England. It means leaving nature in a better state than before. Since January 2024, developers must deliver at least a 10% net gain in biodiversity to secure planning approval. This approach goes beyond reducing harm. It ensures measurable improvements to habitats and […]
• How AI Can Enable and Unlock Decarbonisation of Buildings 26th August 2025
  The built environment plays a central role in meeting the United Kingdom’s net zero ambitions. As pressures mount from regulators, investors and society, the challenge of decarbonising buildings has never been greater. Artificial Intelligence (AI) provides a unique opportunity to accelerate this transition by improving how buildings are designed, operated and retrofitted. Understanding AI and […]
• Green Performance Plan for UK Planning 18th August 2025
  The UK is moving towards a greener future. In planning and construction, this shift means new strategies to cut carbon emissions, protect resources, and build sustainable communities. One key approach is the Green Performance Plan UK. A Green Performance Plan sets out how a building or development will achieve environmental targets after it is built. […]
• Climate Report Sparks UN Summit Protests 11th August 2025
  By Alan King, CEO, Syntegra Group Recently, a newly published climate report from the IPCC has caused widespread protests around the world. Moreover, it warns that global temperatures are set to breach the critical 1.5 °C threshold, an environmental tipping point with wide consequences, unless governments take strong action.PBS Worldwide Demonstrations: Climate in the Spotlight […]
• Part Z: Embodied Carbon in UK Construction 23rd July 2025
  Accounting for approximately 40% of global carbon emissions is not a badge the built environment should wear with pride. The UK alone releases around 64 million tonnes of embodied carbon (the emissions related to the production and use of materials) per year – more than aviation and shipping combined and if it continues unchecked at […]
• Britain 2100: Energy Abundance, Equity, and the Path to Regeneration 30th June 2025
  By Alan Wing-King, CEO & Sustainability Consultant Founder | Engineering & Environmental Strategist | Advocate for Regenerative Futures As we stand on the cusp of one of the greatest transitions in human history, the UK’s journey toward a fully regenerative energy system offers both a compelling vision and a sobering challenge. The insights shared in […]
• AI & Climate Change: Innovation Is Our Climate Ally 8th May 2025
  The Climate Crisis: Our Defining Challenge and Opportunity The climate crisis is the defining challenge of our generation. Yet, with this challenge comes a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity powered in part by AI climate technology. We’ve long known the facts: rising global temperatures, extreme weather, biodiversity loss, and resource depletion (NASA Climate). The main culprits are clear: […]
• ‘A reckless step’: Conservative party ditches net-zero by 2050 commitment 14th April 2025
  Conservatives’ Net-Zero Rollback Sends the Wrong Message The Conservative Party’s plan to abandon the 2050 net-zero commitment is a concerning step backward at a critical moment for sustainability. Environmental Gains Should Transcend Politics Convincing voters of specific ideologies is not my role, but environmentally friendly strategies appeared to gain bipartisan support recently. The climate crisis […]
• Energy efficiency measures tail off in commercial sector – companies urged to do more 10th April 2025
  Britain’s commercial building sector looks set to miss the 2030 deadline for all non-domestic rented properties to achieve an EPC rating of B or higher due to current low rates of energy efficiency improvements. Research indicates more than 13,000 such properties in England and Wales remain rated F or G and at current rates, it […]