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Heatwaves the norm by 2040, say MPs
The government must develop a strategy to protect ageing population from increasing risk of heatwaves
London Plan tackles unregulated CO2
Major development proposals should calculate and minimise unregulated energy carbon emissions
Historic England to create energy benchmarks for heritage buildings
Historic England is carrying out detailed surveys of its estate
Roles clear in new design framework
BSRIA’s building services guide, BG 6, has undergone its most significant update
Large firms admit breaching payment laws
Government urged to put in place project bank accounts on public sector projects
Carrier chillers cool Elizabeth Line
Chillers equipped with zero halogen, low-smoke insulation and cables
KFC gets timely upgrade with heat-recovery air conditioning
VRF heat-recovery system offers simultaneous heating and cooling, distributing surplus heat from cooling operations to other areas of the building
Daikin Applied opens European test centre
Climatic conditions can be set from cool European to hot Middle Eastern regions
Infrastructure projects in doubt because of Brexit
35% of major projects are rated red or amber/red
Combustible cladding on 300 tower blocks
297 blocks of more than 18m high are wrapped in combustible material