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The global integrated building management systems market is poised to grow by USD 9.70 billion during 2019-2023, progressing at a CAGR of over 12% during the forecast period, a recent market research report from Technavio has been able to suggest. The paper points out that the market is driven by the growing demand for energy […]

The UK government has revealed plans to introduce tougher energy efficiency rules for new builds starting from 2025, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The “Future Homes Standard” for England should become operable from 2025 and aims to ensure that new build homes in England will be future-proofed, with low carbon heating […]

Energy efficiency is the fastest-growing segment of US energy-sector employment, now employing more than 2.3 million Americans, according to recent analysis from E4TheFuture. The report, Energy Efficiency Jobs in America, finds energy efficiency jobs grew 3.4 percent in 2018 –more than double the rate of growth for overall jobs nationwide — with 7.8 percent growth […]

The primary energy intensity, an indicator of how heavily the world’s economic activity uses energy, improved by just 1.2% in 2018, reaching the lowest rate since 2010, the International Energy Agency (IEA) has been able to reveal. It highlights that the rate of improvement has now declined for three years in a row, leaving it […]

An estimate 9% of all customers received inaccurate energy bills last year, with a total of more than 2.5 million households being unfairly charged, a recent research report has been able to suggest. “The Secrets of Better Billing” study commissioned by utility billing software business Echo Managed Services surveyed 1,000 UK households and found that […]

A massive programme that aims to bolster the local schools’ energy efficiency, lower energy usage and slash bills has been announced by New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. The $4 million (£3m) P-12 Schools Initiative funding programme is encouraging educational organizations to […]

Ireland has recently launched a €11m project to fund 50 cutting-edge research, development and demonstration energy projects, a recent news report has been able to suggest. The projects include a scheme from Irish firm SustainabilityWorks to research the development of an innovative financial solution to home energy upgrades that includes low-interest rates, long-term finance, and […]

Despite the majority of companies affected by ESOS legislation being fully prepared for it, more than half of energy managers (60% of them, to be exact) believe that the legislation was ‘not worthwhile’, a recent survey has been able to suggest. The research sponsored by Centrica Business Solutions suggested that 70% of businesses believe that […]

The global home automation market is likely to expand at a rate of 6.8% between 2018 and 2026, with energy efficiency being one of the main factors driving the sector forward, a recent report from Transparency Market Research forecasts. And the need for improved energy efficiency is likely to represent one of the main factors […]

The Green Finance Institute has recently announced the formation of the Coalition for the Energy Efficiency of Buildings (CEEB), which aims to develop the market for financing net-zero carbon and climate-resilient buildings in the UK by accelerating the pace of financial innovation and scale-up. According to a press release, the CEEB comprises global experts from […]

Plans for building a new £8m net zero carbon neighbourhood consisting of 35 new homes have been granted planning consent by Neath Port Talbot Council, a recent news report in the local media has been able to suggest. Sero Homes will transform a scrubland site into a sustainable extension of the existing community, with residents […]

One of the UK’s best-know towns (and home of one of the country’s busiest international airports) had declared a “climate emergency” and revealed an action plan containing a series of measures it wants to deploy in order to become carbon neutral by 2040, a recent news report has been able to suggest. Luton Borough Council […]