Green Memes 2 : Can we build our way out of climate crisis?
Just exactly how much, and how quickly, can we reduce carbon emissions from heating England’s new and existing homes – … Read More
Green Memes 1: AECB’s successful formula? Sufficiency + Efficiency = Sustainability
One of 2018’s most striking viral images was a side-by-side of two heat maps comparing this summer’s heatwave with that … Read More
Green Memes Intro: the future of our industry, society and planet
The recent flurry of alarming reports on the precarious state of the global environment seems to have re-focused many in … Read More
Effective plans for our future
Tim Martel argues for policies we need to see from the government for a convincing response to climate change After … Read More
The Farmer Review
Tom Jarman considers the Farmer Review after its publication in 2016, and asks why it is different this time and … Read More
A community green deal?
Jonathan Atkinson reports on the positive results of a deep retrofit programme that might inform future government energy efficiency policy. … Read More
Building Regulations!
Tom Jarman considers the strengths and limitations of Building Regulations. Tom Jarman considers what Building Regulations are actually there to … Read More
Passivhaus planning refusal.
Philip Newbold questions a recent planning refusal on the basis of “isolated location”. I have just suffered my first planning … Read More
Robust and effective ventilation strategies vital for new-build and redevelopments.
Carl Fivash comments following the EC’s decision to include indoor air quality into its EPBD. Carl wrote a Soapbox article … Read More
Regulation; Why we don’t want or need it, and should stop asking for it!
Tom Jarman argues that regulation can be undesirable and unnecessary. In most industry events and workshops it is not long … Read More
The case for public authorities
Tara Gbolade considers whether the face of public authority housing is changing. Local authorities (LA’s) and housing associations (HA’s) aren’t … Read More
Local authorities and sustainability standards
Tom Jarman asks what can planning authorities do, and how do we create a dialogue rather than minimum compliance? Local … Read More