The new Net Zero Carbon Building Standard with Will Arnold, IStructE
We won't get to Net Zero without Net Zero Buildings but what is a Net Zero Building? The UK Construction sector has published a pilot...
Chris Jofeh on Green Buildings
Jun 25, 2010
On Monday I interviewed Chris Jofeh of Arup for the Green Executive. This was a real milestone as it is the last of the 18...
Cultural conservation vs energy conservation
Jun 25, 2008
I've recently been working on the eco-renovation of two buildings in a conservation area, one of them listed. This has been a real challenge -...
Sometimes its the boring stuff that counts…
Jun 13, 2008
The Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment (CABE) has been suggesting we lose the fascination with green gadgets in buildings and concentrate on the...
What is Heat?
Feb 4, 2008
An interesting juxtaposition of headlines on edie last week:On Thursday: Academic blasts Government's green construction rulesOn Friday: Government wants tips on 'renewable' heatingMaybe Jo Williams,...
Blears: “Merton Rule Not Under Threat”, but…
Dec 4, 2007
I'm at the Local Government Association Climate Change conference today and the Government's Communities Secretary Hazel Blears stated quite categorically that the Merton Rule was...
“First” Zero Carbon Home Unveiled
Jun 11, 2007
According to the BBC, the first house designed to meet level six of the UK's new Code for Sustainable Homes has been unveiled by Kingspan...