Sheppard Robson wins approval to retrofit listed 60s offices in Manchester
After laying empty for the past four years, the Grade II-listed Pall Mall Court in Manchester’s city centre will be retrofitted to improve airtightness and open the building to new use. The building’s cladding will be ‘faithfully recreated’ with new cladding joints made by 3D printers a process which will allow improved airtightness and energy…
Government unveils business Energy Bill Relief Scheme
The UK Government recently announced the Energy Bill Relief Scheme which would almost half the predicted MWh price for electricity and gas for businesses this winter, to £211/MWh and £75/MWh respectively. The scheme was first announced by newly appointed Prime Minister Liz Truss on 8 September as she addressed the House of Commons. It came alongside…
Consumers want businesses to be more sustainable
Using recyclable packaging, more renewable energy, and less plastic, are the top things that consumers want to see companies doing in a bid to act more sustainably, research has found. More than three-quarters (76 per cent), of 2,000 adults polled, said that sustainability and climate change are important to them – with six in ten…
NatWest to lower the threshold for green loan applications
To support SMEs on their journey to lower emissions, NatWest has partnered with the Federation of Small Businesses to analyse the impact and provide measures to alleviate the effect of the energy crisis. From October, NatWest will lower the threshold for green loan applications to £25,000, to help qualifying SMEs to invest in sustainable energy…
How to Save Energy and Carbon – 8 November – St Hilda’s College
Join us for a networking event on saving energy and carbon in commercial and public sector buildings. Gain practical insight from the people who’ve already cut their energy bills and carbon in a mix of heritage and modern buildings Take the opportunity to speak to energy efficiency experts from Oxford Brookes University’s EiE team and…
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