http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/magazine/graphics/logo.png http://www.cnplus.co.uk http://www.cnplus.co.uk/delay-to-part-l-revisions-is-putting-construction-growth-at-risk/8649396.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/delay-to-part-l-revisions-is-putting-construction-growth-at-risk/8649396.article The UK Green Building Council has made a plea for the government to push ahead with its zero-carbon policy to avoid ‘putting growth in the construction sector at risk’ as Part L revisions are delayed. lucy.mair@emap.com (Lucy Mair) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 12:16 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/strong-epcs-boost-house-prices-by-up-to-a-third/8649406.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/strong-epcs-boost-house-prices-by-up-to-a-third/8649406.article Energy Performance Certificate improvements boost house prices by 14 per cent on average, and up to 38 per cent in some areas, according to the first large-scale study on EPCs. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 17 Jun 2013 01:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/29-redundancies-as-green-deal-pioneer-enters-administration/8648803.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/business/29-redundancies-as-green-deal-pioneer-enters-administration/8648803.article A total of 29 employees have been made redundant as Begbies Traynor were appointed administrators to Enact Energy Renewables, the first Green Deal provider in Cornwall. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 3 Jun 2013 09:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/southampton-fires-starting-gun-for-1bn-green-deal-race/8648532.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/southampton-fires-starting-gun-for-1bn-green-deal-race/8648532.article Southampton City Council has called bids for its ECO and Green Deal Delivery Scheme, worth between £35m and £1bn. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 28 May 2013 10:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sizewell-offshore-windfarm-gets-green-light/8648488.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sizewell-offshore-windfarm-gets-green-light/8648488.article An offshore windfarm that can power 500,000 homes each year and will link into Sizewell has been given the green light. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 28 May 2013 08:23 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/lend-lease/sustainability-chief-to-lead-lend-lease-15bn-london-scheme/8648466.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/construction-companies/lend-lease/sustainability-chief-to-lead-lend-lease-15bn-london-scheme/8648466.article Lend Lease has announced that Pascal Mittermaier will become project director of the £1.5 billion regeneration of Elephant & Castle. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 24 May 2013 09:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/greater-manchester-seeks-400m-green-deal-partner/8648460.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/greater-manchester-seeks-400m-green-deal-partner/8648460.article Ten local authorities in the Greater Manchester area have combined to offer a £400m five-year Green Deal contract for three providers, in a project described as being “suitable for SMEs”. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 24 May 2013 08:32 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-in-for-750m-sussex-green-deal-programme/8648433.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/three-in-for-750m-sussex-green-deal-programme/8648433.article Two contractors are set to go up against Centrica for the contract to deliver West Sussex County Council’s Green Deal programme, worth up to £750m. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 23 May 2013 12:37 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/residents-warned-of-green-deal-fraud/8647302.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/housing/residents-warned-of-green-deal-fraud/8647302.article A Welsh trading standards body has warned residents that fraudsters operating under the guise of the Green Deal have been conning households. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:42 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/drax-700m-power-station-first-of-many-uk-guarantees-projects/8647063.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/drax-700m-power-station-first-of-many-uk-guarantees-projects/8647063.article The “first of many” UK Guarantees has helped secure a “critical” portion of finance on the Drax biomass conversion project, the Treasury said today.     luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:55 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/leeds-starts-search-for-5bn-green-deal-partners/8646461.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/leeds-starts-search-for-5bn-green-deal-partners/8646461.article Exclusive: The city of Leeds will go to market next month with a Green Deal retrofit programme with the potential to be worth up to £5 billion over eight years. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:12 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/244m-funding-package-secured-as-green-deal-assessments-hit-9000/8646454.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/244m-funding-package-secured-as-green-deal-assessments-hit-9000/8646454.article The Green Deal Finance Company has confirmed a funding package worth £244m from government, stakeholders and the Green Investment Bank, as it emerged that assessments had rocketed to 9,268 by the end of March. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:13 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/keepmoat-wins-eco-contract-in-ipswich/8646411.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/keepmoat-wins-eco-contract-in-ipswich/8646411.article Ipswich Borough Council has engaged Keepmoat on one of the first schemes under the £1.3bn Energy Company Obligation, which will see home insulation improvements across the city. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 11 Apr 2013 08:57 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/four-appointed-to-600m-scottish-hydro-substation-framework/8645220.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/four-appointed-to-600m-scottish-hydro-substation-framework/8645220.article Consortia including Miller, Balfour Beatty, Alstom and Bam Nutall have all won places on Scottish Hydro Electric Transmission’s £600m framework to deliver new electricity substations in the north of Scotland. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 8 Apr 2013 09:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/british-workforce-not-ready-for-global-nuclear-growth/8644837.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/sectors/energy/british-workforce-not-ready-for-global-nuclear-growth/8644837.article One thousand new engineers need to be hired every year if Britain wants to compete for a global nuclear industry worth hundreds of billions of pounds, a report has claimed. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 16:21 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/isg-wins-3m-work-at-grimsby-offshore-windfarm/8644757.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/contracts/isg-wins-3m-work-at-grimsby-offshore-windfarm/8644757.article ISG has bagged a £3 million contract to build a maintenance hub for an offshore wind farm on the site of a disused dockyard in Grimsby. ocrowcroft@gmail.com (Orlando Crowcroft) Tue, 26 Mar 2013 10:14 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-investment-bank-to-invest-18m-in-nhs-centre/8644668.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-investment-bank-to-invest-18m-in-nhs-centre/8644668.article The UK Green Investment Bank is providing £18 million for one of the UK’s largest NHS energy centres. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 25 Mar 2013 08:28 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-to-pass-3-of-profits-to-local-communities/8644547.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/interserve-to-pass-3-of-profits-to-local-communities/8644547.article Interserve has pledged to invest 3 per cent of its profits to local communities in what it has dubbed a “groundbreaking commitment”. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 21 Mar 2013 13:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/home/budget-2013/government-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-zero-carbon-homes-from-2016-in-budget/8644498.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/home/budget-2013/government-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-zero-carbon-homes-from-2016-in-budget/8644498.article As part of the housing announcements in today’s Budget, the government reaffirmed its commitment to building zero carbon homes from 2016 but green commentators see little else to boost green building in today’s announcements. katie.barker@emap.com (Katie Barker) Wed, 20 Mar 2013 16:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-assessments-number-almost-2000-in-first-month/8644205.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-assessments-number-almost-2000-in-first-month/8644205.article The government has released the first statistics on residential Green Deal takeup, showing 1,803 assessments had been lodged by the end of February. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 14 Mar 2013 10:10 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/taylor-wimpey-seeks-38m-in-green-supply-chain-savings/8644182.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/taylor-wimpey-seeks-38m-in-green-supply-chain-savings/8644182.article Residential giant Taylor Wimpey is working with the Carbon Trust to find £38 million in savings by 2020 through encouraging energy efficiency in its supply chain, including by addressing on-site behaviour. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 13 Mar 2013 16:08 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-deal-lands-244m-boost-as-wind-farm-gets-green-light/8644131.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-deal-lands-244m-boost-as-wind-farm-gets-green-light/8644131.article The Green Deal Finance Company has revealed a £244 million funding boost for green schemes. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Tue, 12 Mar 2013 17:09 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/energy/balfour-beatty-plans-acquisitions-for-major-gas-fired-stations-move/8643974.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/sectors/energy/balfour-beatty-plans-acquisitions-for-major-gas-fired-stations-move/8643974.article Balfour Beatty is looking at acquisitions to chase major gas-fired power stations, while also using its US business Parsons Brinkerhoff to become an end-to-end provider for major clients such as SSE. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 11 Mar 2013 09:44 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/government-holding-back-on-green-deal-davey/8643790.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/government-strategy/government-holding-back-on-green-deal-davey/8643790.article Energy secretary Ed Davey has told CN the government is “holding back” on publicity for the Green Deal. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 5 Mar 2013 16:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-map-published-for-industry/8643765.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/green-map-published-for-industry/8643765.article The Green Construction Board has called for urgent action to reduce carbon emissions in a new plan for the sector to meet national carbon reduction targets. Tue, 5 Mar 2013 15:48 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/downing-street-takes-top-breeam-award/8643737.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/downing-street-takes-top-breeam-award/8643737.article Prime minister David Cameron’s official home has been judged to have the most improved environmental performance in an existing building. Tue, 5 Mar 2013 12:06 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/government-to-reduce-commercial-renewable-heat-subsidies/8643676.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/government-to-reduce-commercial-renewable-heat-subsidies/8643676.article Government subsidies for commercial and industrial renewable heat improvements are to be scaled down as uptake of subsidised technologies rises above forecast levels. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 4 Mar 2013 10:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/three-shortlisted-for-200m-north-east-green-deal-scheme/8643523.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/three-shortlisted-for-200m-north-east-green-deal-scheme/8643523.article Three teams have made the shortlist to be the delivery partner for the Warm Up North scheme to provide green retrofit for five local authorities in the North-east, CN has learned. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 28 Feb 2013 07:30 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/contractors-top-league-table-on-energy-efficiency/8643378.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/contractors-top-league-table-on-energy-efficiency/8643378.article Construction firms grabbed the top two spots in the second and final Carbon Reduction Commitment league table, published today by the Environment Agency. danielkemp21@hotmail.com (Daniel Kemp) Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/labour-calls-for-zero-carbon-homes/8642908.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/labour-calls-for-zero-carbon-homes/8642908.article Senior Labour party figures are urging the government to end the delay on new Building Regulations and make all new homes zero-carbon from 2016. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 18 Feb 2013 09:46 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/interserve-and-babcock-win-60m-renewable-plant-contract/8642847.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/interserve-and-babcock-win-60m-renewable-plant-contract/8642847.article A joint venture between Interserve and Babcock & Wilcox Vølund A/S has won a £60 million contract to build an energy-from-waste plant for Viridor in Peterborough. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:01 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/hms-wins-40m-contract-to-improve-liverpool-fc-and-everton-fc-routes/8642810.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/hms-wins-40m-contract-to-improve-liverpool-fc-and-everton-fc-routes/8642810.article Housing Maintenance Solutions has been chosen to deliver a £40 million building and environmental improvement scheme for city centre routes to Everton FC, Liverpool FC, Aintree Racecourse, the Docks and Liverpool Waters. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:25 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/bat-hotels-to-feature-in-70m-forest-of-dean-plans/8642665.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/bat-hotels-to-feature-in-70m-forest-of-dean-plans/8642665.article The Homes and Communities Agency has agreed to provide “hotels” for bats as part of a £50,000 environmental protection deal within a £70m commercial development proposal in the Forest of Dean. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 12 Feb 2013 16:27 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/leeds-approves-two-energy-from-waste-plants-to-create-600-jobs/8642536.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/leeds-approves-two-energy-from-waste-plants-to-create-600-jobs/8642536.article Two muti-million pound energy from waste plants expected to create more than 600 construction jobs have been given the green light by Leeds City Council. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:33 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/sir-adrian-montague-steps-down-from-green-investment-bank/8642539.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/sir-adrian-montague-steps-down-from-green-investment-bank/8642539.article Sir Adrian Montague is to stand down as deputy chairman of the UK green Investment Bank in April 2013. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 11 Feb 2013 11:13 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/newt-halts-work-on-kiers-14m-durham-police-hq/8642499.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/newt-halts-work-on-kiers-14m-durham-police-hq/8642499.article Discovery of protected great crested newt has already set back Kier’s Durham police HQ by three months at an estimated cost of £200,000 to the force. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Fri, 8 Feb 2013 15:34 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/leeds-councils-ponder-80m-green-deal-plan/8642456.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/leeds-councils-ponder-80m-green-deal-plan/8642456.article A group of 11 West Yorkshire councils is considering finding a company to carry out an £80m Green Deal scheme in the region. Fri, 8 Feb 2013 11:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/mitie-strikes-exclusive-green-deal-plan-with-national-landlords-association/8642362.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/mitie-strikes-exclusive-green-deal-plan-with-national-landlords-association/8642362.article The National Landlords Association has chosen MITIE as its exclusive Green Deal installer, catering for its collective portfolio of 200,000 properties. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 6 Feb 2013 16:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/pickles-in-conservatory-tax-legal-threat/8642152.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/legal/pickles-in-conservatory-tax-legal-threat/8642152.article Communities Secretary Eric Pickles faces a potential judicial review over a statement last year in which he scrapped the “conservatory tax”, ruling out consequential improvements plans for small buildings. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 4 Feb 2013 11:32 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/welsh-minister-launches-waste-consultation/8642064.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/welsh-minister-launches-waste-consultation/8642064.article A consultation proposing to introduce regulations requiring contractors to prevent waste when planning new schemes has been launched in Wales. tom.fitzpatrick@emap.com (Tom Fitzpatrick) Fri, 1 Feb 2013 08:35 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/office-to-residential-rules-could-save-30-on-housing-projects/8641821.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/office-to-residential-rules-could-save-30-on-housing-projects/8641821.article Cutting the red tape around office-to-residential conversions could make housing projects 30 per cent cheaper to develop, according to cost consultants. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Thu, 31 Jan 2013 14:29 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/renews-orders-boosted-after-latest-sellafield-win/8641959.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/renews-orders-boosted-after-latest-sellafield-win/8641959.article Engineering firm Renew has reported a bolstered order book following its appointment at Sellafield nuclear site. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:56 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/travis-perkins-buys-green-heating-firm-for-8m/8641957.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/news/travis-perkins-buys-green-heating-firm-for-8m/8641957.article Travis Perkins has acquired one of the fastest growing renewable energy distribution specialists Solfex Energy Systems for £8 million. luke.cross@emap.com (Luke Cross) Wed, 30 Jan 2013 08:38 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-launch-receives-guarded-welcome/8641809.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-launch-receives-guarded-welcome/8641809.article The government’s flagship energy efficiency programme - aimed at retrofitting Britain’s 26 million inefficient homes - launched today to a muted industry reception. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 28 Jan 2013 12:45 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-interest-rate-set-to-696-per-cent/8641760.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/green-deal-interest-rate-set-to-696-per-cent/8641760.article The Green Deal Finance Company today confirmed that loans would be charged at an initial interest rate of 6.96 per annum, ahead of the scheme’s launch on Monday. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Fri, 25 Jan 2013 17:15 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/fits-court-claim-swells-to-140m/8641546.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/fits-court-claim-swells-to-140m/8641546.article Seventeen solar and construction companies are claiming £140 million in damages from the government to compensate for business losses caused by changes to the Feed-in Tariffs policy. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Wed, 23 Jan 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/new-uk-gbc-chairman-confusing-sector-needs-one-voice/8641515.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/new-uk-gbc-chairman-confusing-sector-needs-one-voice/8641515.article The UK Green Building Council’s new chairman has told CN he wants to end the “mixed messages” coming from the sector, urging firms to bring sustainability expertise in-house. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Tue, 22 Jan 2013 07:00 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/city-of-londons-scalpel-office-given-go-ahead/8641237.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/regional/london/city-of-londons-scalpel-office-given-go-ahead/8641237.article The City of London has approved plans for the £500 million 35-storey ‘Scalpel’ skyscraper at 52-54 Lime Street. Matthew.bell@emap.com (Matthew Bell) Tue, 15 Jan 2013 16:07 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/uk-green-building-council-names-new-chairman/8641136.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/uk-green-building-council-names-new-chairman/8641136.article The UK Green Building Council has named Jones Lang LaSalle UK’s former chief exeuctive Andrew Gould as chairman, succeeding Lend Lease’s group chief operating officer Dan Labbad. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 11:53 GMT http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/kier-gets-go-ahead-for-south-kirkby-waste-treatment-plant/8641117.article?referrer=RSS http://www.cnplus.co.uk/hot-topics/sustainability/kier-gets-go-ahead-for-south-kirkby-waste-treatment-plant/8641117.article Kier is set to build an £80 million waste treatment plant in Wakefield after a £750m waste management PFI contract was signed with Shanks on Friday. chris.berkin@emap.com (Chris Berkin) Mon, 14 Jan 2013 09:16 GMT