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HHIC calls for ‘technology agnostic’ Future Homes Standard
The Heating and Hotwater Industry Council (HHIC) is urging government to be ‘technology agnostic’ when finalising its Future Homes Standard that is currently under consultation.
Gas industry calls for support for hydrogen as Ofgem hedges bets on decarbonisation
The Institution of Gas Engineers & Managers (IGEM) has given a cautious welcome to Ofgem’s Decarbonisation Action Plan, which appears to hedge its bets over the route to Net Zero emissions and not back one single path. But IGEM warned that ‘ripping out the central heating’ - going to an electric-only grid - was not a feasible option for government.
Doctors call for national action on IAQ in new report
Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) from heating, furnishings, building materials and damp are up to seven times higher indoors than out, according to a new report from the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.
Oil sector writes to Chancellor to 'remember the rural fuel poor'
Fuel distributors’ association says oil remains important part of clean growth equation and large-scale heat pump use ’not feasible’
Worcester Bosch unveils its prototype 100 per cent hydrogen boiler
‘Hydrogen-ready’ boiler will run on either natural gas or hydrogen
Industry to push for Small Business Commissioner construction remit
Several industry bodies have called for planned amendments by the government to the powers of the Small Business Commissioner to be expanded to apply to the construction and built environment sector.
Calls at Grenfell Inquiry for mandatory fire consultants on complex projects
The Grenfell Inquiry has heard calls for external fire consultants to be a mandatory requirement of complex projects, to fully analyse the fire risks following the revelation that no external fire advice was sought for the cladding specification. Under current Building Regulations, there is no mandatory requirement to engage a fire consultant.
Grenfell Inquiry lays bare supply chain responsibility assumptions amidst 'merry-go-round of buck-passing'
The Grenfell Inquiry has laid bare the extent to which decisions on design suitability were ‘passed down’ the supply chain, with a series of key stakeholders each denying that they bore ultimate responsibility for product compliance on the fatal refurbishment.
BSRIA university partnership to focus on retrofit buildings and efficiency innovation
BSRIA has partnered with to jointly manage a new research and innovation centre focused on building services and the built environment.
Fast-growing wholesaler Brymec expands with new Gatwick hub
Fast-expanding wholesaler Brymec has moved in to a new site near Gatwick Airport, which the firm says will allow the company to improve its stockholding capacity and ensure that key products are available for customers the next day.
