Net Zero

The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has introduced BREEAM Refurbishment and Fit Out Commercial Version 7 (BREEAM RFO V7), an updated framework that consists of two sustainability standards designed to support building owners, occupiers and developers to reduce carbon and safeguard the value o

Scotland needs twice as many qualified electricians as it currently has in order to successfully transition to net zero, a construction expert has warned. Professor Sean Smith, director of the Centre for Future Infrastructure at the Edinburgh Futures Institute, made the remarks in the latest Sparks'

A new centre is to investigate how to make high-density buildings, like tenements in Edinburgh and Glasgow, more energy-efficient to reduce carbon emissions, lower heating bills, and bring more sustainable construction products to the market.

Occupier demand for sustainable buildings in Scotland has risen and global appetite for green buildings is on the rise, but legislative uncertainty and lack of measurement is holding industry back from making a real impact on net zero targets, according to a new report. The Royal Institution of Char