‘Last chance saloon’: ‘For many, the concept of net zero can feel intangible and unachievable,’ SRA managing director, Juliane Caillouette-Noble said. Two new initiatives supported by Coca-Cola European Partners (CCEP), Net Zero Now and the Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) have been launched across the UK on-trade.
The Net Zero Pubs and Bars initiatives will dissect what “net zero” means for the UK on-trade, offer guidance on how operators can assess and reduce carbon their emissions and set a standard against which progress can be measured.
This aims to hand businesses the tools for a coherent and ambitious climate strategy through a three-step – calculate, mitigate, compensate – approach, and overcome a lack of relevant in-house expertise and resources highlighted in a recent report from the British Standards Institution (BSI).
MPs have voted against banning building owners from passing on remediation costs, which means leaseholders living in unsellable high-rise homes will continue to face fire safety bills of up to £100,000.
The House of Commons voted 340 to 225 on Tuesday against an amendment to the fire safety bill which would have protected leaseholders from costs incurred to make their homes safe.
It is estimated that the total bill for leaseholders could exceed £12bn.
This decision was made despite a poll of MPs by YouGov that found three-quarters, including two-thirds of Tories, believed the government should pay the costs of all building safety work upfront, and then claim it back later from those responsible.
The British Standards Institution (BSI), the business improvement and standards company, has joined a new Innovate UK project as a consortium partner to help digitise the UK’s fresh produce supply chains.
The two-year ‘Trusted Bytes’ initiative led by Produce Logistics will see the use of digital technology to facilitate the flow of goods across international borders and increase efficiency for the UK food sector. This will help to create proof of food provenance by digitising critical border transfer processes while also providing seamless real-time digital connectivity to supply chain operators. It will also enable a trusted data exchange that connects the supply chain with central government and other critical partners enhancing cross border transition, compliance and security.
Consultation launched on new code of practice for external walls
Residents and building owners are set to benefit from a new code of practice for professionals assessing buildings’ external walls and cladding systems.
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Consultation on new code of practice to assess external walls and cladding systems
Will ensure assessments are carried out to a high and consistent standard
Building owners to receive consistent advice on whether remediation of external walls is necessary
Residents and building owners are set to benefit from a new code of practice for professionals assessing buildings’ external walls and cladding systems.
As part of ambitious reform of the building sector, the government has commissioned the British Standards Institution (BSI) to draft a new code of practice for assessors when examining external walls and cladding.
Building Design’s regs columnist Andrew Mellor looks at what PAS 9980 says about assessing fire risk, external wall construction and cladding on blocks of flats