The IPCC’s Special Report 15 considers the consequences of not limiting global temperature rise to 1.5°C – and they’re not good, says Hywel Davies
Tag: Regulations
Chequered future – F-Gas regulations post Brexit
Hywel Davies on what the UK’s exit from the EU on 29 March 2019 will mean for F-Gas regulations
How lower carbon factors in SAP will change heating design
A new draft version of SAP has more than halved the CO2 emissions factors for electricity. Alex Smith looks at how changes to the energy use calculation could accelerate a move from gas to electric heating in homes
Consultation update: Clean Air Strategy, London Plan, EPCs, SAP, Building Regulations
This month, CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy outlines key consultations on carbon and air quality policies
A duty of care?
The collapse of a wall in Edinburgh, the Grenfell Tower fire and the heatwave have put UK building regulations in the spotlight. Now, the Equalities and Human Rights Commission has joined the debate. Hywel Davies explains
Latest consultations: Environmental governance relating to Brexit and the Draft Clean Air Strategy
The daily political noise may be masking important policy directions, says CIBSE’s Julie Godefroy, who outlines key consultations
A sense of purpose
While government is preoccupied with Brexit, two key advisory bodies have called for decisive action to deliver new infrastructure and renewable energy, and to meet future carbon-reduction targets, says Hywel Davies
What went wrong with smoke ventilation at Grenfell Tower
The Grenfell Tower fire-safety investigation report found faults with the building’s smoke-extract system, among other failures. Liza Young finds out what went wrong, and what the industry can do to prevent a similar disaster
Primary concerns: how the revised EPBD will impact SAP and SBEM
The latest revisions to the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive have now been published. Hywel Davies considers the implications and possible consequences for energy-related regulations for buildings in the UK
What Theresa May’s clean growth strategy means
Hywel Davies looks at the questions the clean growth Grand Challenge and Dame Judith Hackitt’s report pose to our readers