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People affected by fuel poverty can now access up to £2,500 to help improve energy efficiency as part of a scheme called ‘Better Housing, Better Health’, a recent news report has been able to reveal. The scheme has been launched by the National Energy Foundation charity, working in partnership with eleven local authorities across Oxfordshire […]

The software used to establish Energy Performance Certificate ratings for buildings is set to change following a campaign initiated by the Residential Landlords Association, a recent news report has been able to reveal. After the BRE revealed that up to 10,000 properties could have been wrongly classified because Energy Performance Certificates can understate the energy […]

The UK government has been urged to create a very clear and transparent regulatory framework for sustainability standards in new buildings, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Trade body the Solar Trade Association (STA) is calling for a new policy to replace the Zero Carbon Homes programme which was scrapped last summer […]

Dubai has sets itself a very ambitious goal in terms of achieving energy savings, aiming to effectively double the energy efficiency of its buildings and infrastructure by 2030, according to a recent news report into the matter. The Dubai Supreme Council of Energy (DSCE) has joined the UN’s Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA) to make sure […]

North America is likely to be the market leader in the Zero Net Energy Homes (ZNEH) segment until 2025, a recent research report from Navigant Research has been able to suggest. California is leading the drive toward ZNEHs worldwide with its goal of 100% of newly constructed residential homes to be zero carbon by the […]

The future growth of the Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS) segment will have a positive effect on the overall System Integration Market, which is set to reach an estimated USD 393.10 billion by 2020. Research from Hexa Reports suggests that developments in technologies such as Building Energy Management Systems (BEMS), clinical integration, Cloud Service Brokerage […]

June has not been a particularly good month for the deployment of energy efficiency measures under the ECO scheme, as the number of installs decreased by 15%, a news report has been able to suggest. Fresh data from the BEIS points out that more than 33,600 energy efficiency measures under the Energy Company Obligation (ECO), […]

Over 1,200 companies around the UK are currently being investigated by the Environment Agency over their Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) status, with many of them being suspected of having illegally avoided participation in the scheme, a news report has been able to suggest. The ESOS scheme prompts qualifying UK businesses to undertake comprehensive assessments […]

Building Energy Management Systems, also known as BEMS, are some of the best solutions available for organizations looking to cut down on their energy expenditure. And now, Welsh public sector organisations will be offered the option to apply for energy efficiency project funding via Salix’s Wales Funding Programme, which combines the Salix Energy Efficiency Loans […]

Although large buildings are the typical benefactors of various energy efficiency improvements, the truth of the matter is that small and medium-sized buildings’ market offers huge potential, especially since retrofitting costs can actually be significantly smaller. A recent research report from Navigant Research said that the value of the small and medium size commercial building […]

The overall level of energy consumption across the EU has dropped below the 2020 targets across the whole of the EU, a recent report from the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre has been able to suggest. The final energy consumption has fallen from 1,133 million tonnes of oil equivalent (Mtoe) in 2000 to 1,061 Mtoe […]

Intelligent and innovative building energy management systems (BEMS) can help the owners of non-residential buildings across Scotland uphold a new set of regulations that compels them to assess and improve the energy and carbon performance of their properties. The rules apply to owners of buildings – with a floor area of more than 1,000m2 – […]