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Posted inConstruction & Development

How to disembody your carbon

by David Thorpe 6 October 20208 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

­­­­­­How much extra does it cost to make a building net zero carbon?

by David Thorpe 24 September 202019 October 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

How about a European Bauhaus for co-creating a renovation wave?

by David Thorpe 17 September 202024 September 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

After Juukan Gorge – can anyone ever believe an ESG rating again?

by David Thorpe 15 September 202024 September 2020
Posted inMaterials

Where’s your lithium from? EU’s New Green Deal to track critical materials

by David Thorpe 10 September 202010 September 2020
Posted inInvestment/deals/companies

Unlocking the big barriers to an “efficiency first” approach

by David Thorpe 26 August 202026 August 2020
Posted inBusiness & Politics

Europe goes green in its Covid recovery

by David Thorpe 23 July 202023 July 2020
Posted inEngineering/Technology

Want a marriage made in heaven? Try Passive House+

by David Thorpe 16 July 202020 July 2020
Posted inGovernment

Yes, Mr Cummings, energy efficiency is boring – if you have a one inch deep mind

by David Thorpe 6 July 20207 July 2020
Posted inHousing

Here’s how a prefab Passive House outperforms even eco houses in the UK

by David Thorpe 18 June 202018 June 2020
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

Europe’s €540 billion recovery package is aimed at realising the Green Deal and a just transition

by David Thorpe 15 June 2020
Posted inCommercial

How ventilation controls can affect the spread of COVID-19

by David Thorpe 3 June 2020
Posted inBusiness & Politics

How we can spend our way to a better world through green jobs

by David Thorpe 26 May 202026 May 2020
Posted inPlanning

How Amsterdam and other cities are adopting a new model to support their citizens and the planet

by David Thorpe 19 May 202014 September 2020
Posted inEnergy

Will renewable energy be a winner in global post-pandemic recovery programs?

by David Thorpe 13 May 2020
Posted inRating tools

Whole life value tool will help create net zero buildings in the UK

by David Thorpe 5 May 20205 May 2020
Posted inEnvironment

Separating truth from lies in the causes of the pandemic

by David Thorpe 28 April 2020
Posted inArticles

Guess what? Building a better world will also speed economic recovery

by David Thorpe 21 April 202021 April 2020
Posted inClimate Change

A climate-change conscious post-Covid-19 economic stimulus will deliver recovery faster – it did last time

by David Thorpe 9 April 2020
Posted inArticles

COVID-19: UK construction industry in confusion and panic

by David Thorpe 7 April 20208 April 2020
Posted inArticles

Things we can learn from Covid-19 to help with the climate emergency

by David Thorpe 31 March 202031 March 2020
Posted inArticles

Europe and COVID-19 like WWII… but not

by David Thorpe 24 March 202027 March 2020
Posted inGovernment/Regulations

UK Conservative Government pledges massive spending on infrastructure, housing and tackling the coronavirus pandemic

by David Thorpe 17 March 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

Futurebuild showcases the technology; we just need the will and the finance

by David Thorpe 5 March 20206 March 2020
Posted inEnergy

Eastern Europe shows how to convert coal to solar

by David Thorpe 3 March 2020
Posted inConstruction & Development

Meet the cities working towards zero carbon construction

by David Thorpe 20 February 2020
Posted inArticles

London is calling it early – net zero by 2030, but architects and UKGBC not happy with the roadmap

by David Thorpe 18 February 202018 February 2020
Posted inArticles

Europe’s New Deal is a green deal with a zero carbon target for 2050

by David Thorpe 6 February 20206 February 2020
Posted inArticles

EU “green list” could be a game changer for international investments

by David Thorpe 4 February 20204 February 2020
Posted inGovernment

What will Boris Johnson’s landslide Tory government do about climate change?

by David Thorpe 17 December 201918 December 2019

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