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• COP26 deal ‘overall positive’ – Syntegra 17th November 2021
  The Syntegra team has welcomed the new Glasgow Climate pact announced at the culmination of the recent UN COP26 summit an called on UK businesses to lead the way in reducing their carbon footprint by implementing sustainable solutions across the built environment. ‘The document signals further international commitment to tackle climate change which is overall […]
• UK Net Zero strategy published 27th October 2021
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has unveiled his Government’s Net Zero Strategy – Building Back Greener – claiming the country is leading the Green Industrial Revolution which will provide a significant competitive edge on the global platform. Last year, the Prime Minister set out his 10 point plan for a green industrial revolution, laying the foundations […]
• Businesses are ‘key lever’ to delivering Paris Agreement – COP26 team 26th October 2021
  Businesses have been urged to ‘turbocharge collaboration’ on climate issues ahead of this month’s COP26 summit. The UK COP26 Unit’s deputy director for engagement, Nick Baker, has called on businesses to step-up their own commitments and forge closer links to help keep a 1.5C target within reach. Baker’s team works alongside High-Level Champion Nigel Topping […]
• UK Government hopeful of an entirely renewable-based grid by 2035 26th October 2021
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has revealed his aim for a 100% clean energy electricity grid by 2035. Coal-fired electricity generation will end in 2024 and he hopes there will be an end to gas-powered generation 11 years later meaning renewables – mainly solar and wind power – will drive electricity production, along with controversial […]
• Oakdene Café 14th October 2021
  Project Info Client: Oakdene Café Project Area: Acoustics From Café to Industrial Units Location: Wrotham, Kent Oakdene Café, Wrotham, Kent Detailed liaison with environmental health officials was a key part of our remit while working on an acoustics project featuring a site change of use from a café to seven light industrial units. The Syntegra […]
• Addenbrooke’s Hospital 14th October 2021
  Project Info Client: Addenbrooke’s Hospital Building: Two-storey 60 bed ward block Health Technical Memorandum 08-01 Location: Cambridge Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge We were proud to be selected as providers of acoustics advice for the creation of a new block at the internationally acclaimed Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge. Our acoustics team were involved from the contractor’s tender […]
• World Green Buildings Council (WorldGBC) 27th September 2021
  The World Green Buildings Council (WorldGBC) is calling for businesses to account for the whole lifecycle impact of all new buildings and major renovations, not just address operational carbon reduction. The WorldGBC this month unveiled an update to its longstanding Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment, that aims to ignite a “reduction-first” approach to decarbonisation to […]
• Deadline for proof of carbon footprint reduction 15th September 2021
  A deadline is fast approaching for companies bidding for large Government contracts to prove how they are reducing their carbon footprint as part of the national drive towards Net Zero in 2050. From 30th September, contractors hoping to secure Government contracts worth more than £5million will have to provide a Carbon Reduction Plan (CRP) explaining […]
• Non-domestic Private Rented Sector minimum energy efficiency standards (MEES) 2nd September 2021
  We have produced a guide as of 1st August 2021 on current projections and for MEES targets/deadlines and potential considerations at present. Did you know that there where new laws that came into effect from April 2018, which will affect the non-domestic private rental sector? Download the document to see: Timeline / Key dates What […]
• Call for new policies to tackle climate crisis 2nd September 2021
  New policy measures are essential to tackle the climate crisis, scientists have warned ahead of this Autumn’s next round of talks, Cop26. With some changes to the environment now considered inevitable or irreversible, more should be done to tackle those issues still within human control, they said. The comprehensive assessment of climate science published last month, […]