Survey, Brexit, Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, MEES, Energy Related products, ErP, BIM

MBS annual survey

03 December, 2018

Ten years ago, MBS conducted a survey. This year we repeated the exercise. Karen Fletcher reports on the results.

Review, Construction Sector Deal, Carillion, Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards, MEES, The London Energy Transformation Initiative, BESA, wellbeing, Hackitt Review, Dame Judith Hackitt, Aldous Bill, Renewable Heat Incentive, British Council for Offices, BSRIA, Heat Pump Association, HPA, Vodafone, Dell, Utilitywise, House of Lords, Offsite modular methods, Competition and Markets Authority, BESA, Tim Hopkinson, Heat Network Investment Project, Internet of Things, modular, prefabrication, offsite, decarbonising, competence, skills, diversity

backwards & forwards

03 December, 2018

Karen Fletcher reviews the news of 2018 and considers what might be heading our way in 2019 and beyond.




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More refrigerant bans possible, says government

The government could tighten up the rules that restrict the use of global warming refrigerant gases including speeding up phase-out programmes and introducing new bans, according to a spokesman from the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).

Baxi research suggests schools strongly support heat decarbonisation

A survey conducted by Baxi of 200 state school estates managers, consultant engineers and M&E contractors has found that while enthusiasm for Net Zero and support for low carbon heating systems in schools is thriving, persistent barriers remain.