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SIR – Here in Freshwater on the Isle of Wight the vaccine rollout was going really well, but it had to stop because it had got ahead of other parts of the country and the Government would not supply more vaccine.
To use the kind of wartime analogy favoured by the Prime Minister, this is like travelling in a convoy: you move at the speed of the slowest ship.
I thought that avoiding this sort of situation would be one of the advantages of leaving the EU.
Jamie Sheldon
SIR – My 88-year-old father with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease has not yet had the vaccine, since his local surgery did not receive any until this week.
UK & Ireland. With a decade of experience at Schneider, Kas
is passionate about transforming and decarbonising buildings, whether new or old, with smart, sustainable solutions across energy generation, power, IoT and building services. In this latest piece, Kas shares his predictions for construction in 2021 – a greener, smarter and more collaborative industry.
Construction companies can’t ignore climate responsibility and the events of 2020 proved it. Despite the monumental personal, professional and political challenges throughout the year, sustainability remained a key talking point within the public, and a key differentiator for businesses.
With ‘Greener Buildings’ featured as one section of the UK government’s 10-point plan towards a Green Industrial Revolution, a spotlight will no-doubt be shone on the construction sector in 2021, and fines and reputational damage are likely to follow for companies unable to get on-board with this initiative. With the
Deep retrofit and stimulus
With governments across Europe looking for ways to jump start their economies following the early impact of Covid-19, attention is increasingly turning to deep retrofit. But while there is strong evidence that deep retrofit could play a major role, the devil will be in the detail – and the challenge of dramatically upscaling a nascent industry shouldn’t be underestimated.
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Date: 27 May 2021
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