Net Zero Live News Today

Produced in association with headline sponsor EDF, this report summarised all of the key announcements and discussion points from Net-Zero November 2020; acting as a blueprint for business leadership as we begin to move from ambition into action i...

 found out at Building’s two-day Net Zero Live conference  A selection of the panelists from Net Zero Live. Top row (L to R): David Pinder, chair at the Green Construction Board, Marion Baeli, partner at PDP London, David Bownass, head of UK net zero design consulting at JLL. Bottom row (L to R): Hannah Vickers, chief executive of the Association for Consultancy and Engineering, Scott Crease, residential leader at Max Fordham, Lynne Sullivan, Good Homes Alliance and Green Construction...

With the UK having been one of the first major economies to bring all greenhouse gas emissions to  net zero by 2050, developers and investors are acutely aware of the need to deliver net zero carbon buildings and it is imperative that all new and existing buildings are fit for purpose. As part of our Net Zero Live conference we will hear from leaders from all levels of the project team as we understand the practical implications of delivering net zero buildings.  Topics discussed include:  H...

By Jordan Marshall2021-04-29T08:55:00+01:00 Green construction board chair says business secretary indicated ‘equivalent’ scheme to be launched later this year A replacement for the scrapped Green Homes Grant is expected to be announced as part of the autumn spending review, a senior figure in the Construction Leadership Council’s net zero team has revealed. Speaking as part of the Net Zero Live conference, run by Building Design and sister publication Building, David Pinder, chair of ...

The UK government has set the ambitious target of ensuring that all new build homes are Net Zero by 2025, which places immense pressure on our current house building methods as we must evolve to meet these targets. New legislation will require new build homes to be future-proofed with low carbon heating and world-leading levels of energy efficiency but are our traditional housebuilding methods equipped to do this, or could it holding back the carbon agenda? As part of our third Net Zero Live s...

By Jordan Marshall2021-04-28T10:50:00+01:00 Business secretary indicated in talks that a replacement for the scrapped domestic energy efficiency scheme is expected later this year A replacement for the scrapped Green Homes Grant is expected to be announced as part of the autumn spending review, a senior figure in the Construction Leadership Council’s net zero team has revealed. Speaking as part of Building’s Net Zero Live conference, David Pinder, chair of the Green Construction Board, s...

Simon Wyatt looks at the challenge for construction, while Thomas Lane considers the future of whole life carbon assessments As the coronavirus threat finally starts to recede, the approach of COP26 should come to dominate the conversation in 2021. As it does so, we need to consider what that means for the built environment. Postponed from November 2020 because of the global pandemic, and due to take place in Glasgow between 1 and 12 November, the delay has given the industry more time to pre...

English and Scottish local authorities representing one-third of the population have committed to reaching net-zero community emissions by 2045 - and are urging the UK Government to follow suit.