A report from Oxford University has called on the government to help commercial and residential buildings improve their efficiency, eaem.co.uk reports. ‘Achieving Zero’ report The Environmental Change Institute at Oxford University has asked the government to help businesses and home-owners with the costs of providing better insulation for their buildings, be it in the form [...]

The Green Deal hopes to create 65,000 insulation jobs by 2015 thanks to a cash incentive offered to homeowners if they install energy-saving measures on their property, reports link2portal.co.uk. Energy secretary Chris Huhne announced the deal in parliament as part of the coalition’s flagship energy and climate policy. Households will be able to borrow up [...]

Fears that pieces of concrete may fall from Glasgow University library have prompted a mass installation of rainscreen cladding. University refurbishment project University bosses will spend £4 million on refurbishing the library’s six stairwells; adding a layer of wall cladding to prevent further damage to the building’s walls, whilst minimising the risk of debris falling. [...]

A marvellous vision, money and man-power. That’s what it took for architects with a dream to create many of the world’s most wonderous landmarks. From Paris’ Eiffel Tower to India’s Taj Mahal, these structures dominate not just the skyline but a country’s very identity, going from functional to fully-fledged tourist attractions in their own right. [...]

Last week’s launch of the Big Energy Week is continuing to help people and businesses save money on their energy bills, the Kincardineshire Observer reports. The launch of a tips website, bigenergyweek.org, is attempting to help bill payers who feel they are alarmingly out of pocket at the end of each quarter by advising them [...]

When construction began on one of the largest distribution centres in the UK, providing a whopping 127,210m² of industrial, storage and distribution facilities. Colorcoat® pre-finished steel helped this major new £77 million distribution centre in Swindon make a dramatic aesthetic statement whilst achieving environmental excellence. Striking blue facade Gazeley Park, which was completed by Gazeley [...]

London 2012′s Olympic handball venue has been rebranded “The Copper Box” in a nod reflective of its inspired exterior cladding. The 7,000 seater arena features some 3,000 square metres of copper cladding and boasts a multi-coloured interior, according to Reuters. It is set to host the handball competition right up until the semi-final stages of [...]

Designing a tower for the former, 16-acre World Trade Centre site in New York was never going to be a simple task. The architects, designers and planners had to come up with something spectacular, which fulfilled many roles – not only did it have to serve as functional space, its form had to be a [...]

Wales’ environment minister is looking for residents to up their game when it comes to recycling waste, with targets of over 50 per cent of the country’s waste to be recycled setting the standard for the UK. Adopting green measures Environmental-expert.com reports that environment minister John Griffiths, while hailing the current achievement of 48 per [...]

The Scottish Government have been urged to lead by example when it comes to making buildings more energy efficient. New figures revealed by the Liberal Democrats have revealed that no Government buildings in Scotland have achieved top energy efficiency ratings. Failing in the energy efficiency of its own buildings Furthermore, The Kilmarnock Standard report that [...]