The UK government set a goal to create the world’s first ‘net-zero’ carbon cluster by 2040 at the COP24 (UN climate change talks) in Katowice, Poland. The goal was set with the purpose of cutting down on emissions. The project will receive funds of up to ￡170 million from industr...
Our paper is an in-depth empirical case study of the zero carbon homes policy mix in the UK which sought to promote radical change in the UK house building system. Our paper makes three contributions. First, it makes an empirical contribution by analysing an example of an ambitious policy ...
UK authorities must do more to ensure the decarbonisation of buildings and heat is treated as an environmental and economic priority. The claims have been made by Conservative MP Chris Skidmore, the author of the recently published landmark net zero review that has demanded more ambitious low-...
Our net zero emissions standard freehold restaurants new builds have been and will be in line with the UKGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework. The UKGBC Framework sets out definitions and principles around two approaches to net zero carbon, which are of equal importance: 1.1 Net zero carbo...
Zero Carbon Homes: Perceptions from the Housebuilding Industry Plymouth University, Plymouth (2013) Google Scholar Hernandez and Kenny, 2010 P. Hernandez, P. Kenny From net energy to zero energy buildings: defining life cycle zero energy buildings (LC-ZEB) Energy Build., 42 (2010), pp. 815-...
Numerous local authorities are committed to constructing buildings to net-zero carbon emissions performance, and have declared carbon emergency, striving to reach carbon neutrality well before 2050. However, buildings in the UK are currently being designed and constructed to current building regulations wh...
from 2016 all new build homes in the UK will be required to achieve zero carbon in regulated energy consumption. However, as 2016 approaches, very few zero carbon homes are being delivered. This paper explores the drivers and barriers for zero carbon homebuilding. The perceptions of the wider...
Atkins Reveals New Secondary School with Net Zero Operational Carbon Emissions in West Sussex, UK December 28, 2022 Atkins West Sussex School . Image © DarcStudio Designed byAtkins, a new zero-carbonsecondary schoolin West Sussex has received planning permission from the West Sussex County Counci...
“Max Fordham was one of the first organisations to verify their own office buildings as net zero carbon using UKGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Framework in 2020, and it’s fantastic to see this leadership extended to include Max Fordham’s very own house. Achieving net zero carbon in bot...
Emissions reduction targets To continue our progress to achieving Net Zero, we have adopted the following carbon reduction targets and related measures. 100% renewable energy in our Real Estate & Facilities (operations) by 2025. 100% renewable energy in Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) ...