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Heat networks are becoming a vital part of the UK’s low-carbon heating strategy.

SOLAS, the Further Education & Training (FET) Authority, has recently employed the services of KPMG to aid in the development of the first National Strategy: FET Skills for the Green Economy.

A new film in the Where it's AT suite showcasing net zero.

A circular construction hub has been launched in London's Royal Docks.

CIAT’s Climate Society is currently undertaking a programme of work exploring the new UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard, and considering whether CIAT should endorse the Standard and/or support members and affiliates to deliver against it.

The Climate Society will be holding its next meeting next week.

BSR is looking for leaders in net zero projects, social housing and Chartered Town Planning to join the Building Advisory Committee (BAC).

The heating pump industry has called on the Government to clamp down on non-compliant products which it says are being imported into the UK.

Recticel Insulation has produced a guide to the updated Part L Building Regulations.

CIAT has joined over 50 leading businesses, trade associations and professional bodies, including Arup, UKGBC and the Society for the Environment, in calling on the Government to publish the delayed Circular Economy Strategy.

Soil is often dismissed as mere dirt, but it is one of the planet’s most powerful carbon stores, holding more than all of the world’s forests combined. Yet in our rush to build, pave and develop, we are neglecting one of our greatest natural climate allies.

Modern homes are required to be more efficient than ever before, so when it comes to the selection of materials and solutions, specifiers need to prioritise efficiency, durability and reliability.

Following the publication of the Future Homes and Buildings Standard last month, CIAT has prepared a short briefing to help members and affiliates to understand the key changes to building regulations which will be introduced through the Standard.

Semi-transparent solar cells that could be added to windows to efficiently harvest energy from indoor light as well as the sun have been developed by an international team led by UCL researchers.

The Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers (CIBSE), Amazon and engineering consultancy Introba have launched guidance to calculate embodied carbon in logistics buildings.

The Future Homes Hub has launched a new campaign to help the housebuilding sector prepare for the implementation of new building standards.

We're pleased to announce a new addition to our CPD Catalogue: resources focused on the Future Homes Standard.

If the UK is to have any chance of achieving its net zero carbon target by 2050, the existing building stock will have to be improved considerably with a comprehensive retrofit plan to improve thermal performance, reduce energy consumption and upgrade heating systems.