Sustainable building professionals from Spain visited Merton Council to discuss renewable energy initiatives surrounding green homes. Members of the Spanish Federation of Local Authorities visited Merton to find out more about the Merton Rule, a database of information relating to the amounts of renewable energy used by buildings in the...

High performance windows, thermal mass and a central air handling plant are among the technologies that will be deployed to make Severn Trent's new offices in Coventry.The development, which has already received an 'excellent' rating from BREAMM, will be one of the most eco-friendly in the UK, with developers hoping...

Technologies such as ground and air source heat pumps, solar thermal water heating and microgeneration could receive a boost following the announcement of a new group launched in Wales to cut buildings' carbon emissions.Earlier this week, the Welsh Assembly announced the formation of a coalition with the building industry housing...