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Bennetts Associates granted approval for ‘energy-efficient’ Manchester tower
Bennetts Associates has won planning permission for a 34-storey ‘energy-efficient’ tower in Manchester
Tag: net zero emissions
Citizens Design Bureau’s straw bale welcome centre for listed estate approved
Citizens Design Bureau has been granted planning permission for a ‘net zero’ straw bale welcome centre on a Grade I-listed estate in the West Midlands
Scottish architects condemn ditching of climate change target
Architects north of the border have called for a ‘credible and robust’ plan for reducing carbon emissions after the Scottish Government abandoned a key climate change target
We need architects’ help to toughen up the Future Homes Standard
The ideological retreat on net zero is visible in the government’s weak proposals for the forthcoming Future Homes Standard, writes Sue Riddlestone
Bennetts Associates plans ‘net zero’ tower for Manchester
Bennetts Associates has put forward plans for a high-rise hotel in Manchester, which developers claim will be ‘the UK’s first net zero tower’
Profession must speed up carbon reduction efforts, report warns
Embodied carbon emissions in the UK’s built environment have not reduced at the pace required to reach net zero, the UK Green Building Council has found
Five takeaways from AJ Retrofit Live: ‘Net zero is here to stay’
‘There is plenty of reason for optimism’, said AJ editor Emily Booth at the start of Retrofit Live, held in the City of London yesterday (27 September)
‘ULEZ’ charge on buildings could improve air quality, say academics
A ULEZ-style charge on buildings could rapidly bring down levels of nitrogen dioxide (NOx) in London and other UK cities, built environment professionals say
The Regs: How will the UK meet climate-change targets set out in Paris Accords?
Geoff Wilkinson looks at the challenges ahead as the UK prepares to legislate for Net Zero
Piercy&Co wins approval for ‘UK’s largest full timber structure’ office
Piercy and Co has won approval to replace a 1960s Richard Seifert building in central London with what it claims is the UK’s largest full timber frame office block