Chinese projects using UK green building standard

Two large building developments in China are using the UK’s green building standard. Watford-based building consultancy BRE says it has awarded its environmental assessment standard to a £20m flagship building called the Living Lattice in Meixi Lake Eco City. The new urban development in the southeast province of Hunan is one of 240 new cities planned […]

‘We are in the era of energy efficiency’

We are firmly entering the “age of energy efficiency” according to an insulation and solar power expert. Speaking at Energy Live 2013 on Thursday, Tom Paul (pictured left), Business Development Manager for Kingspan Energy said it is increasingly in property firms’ interests to make saving energy an issue. He told the audience of energy managers […]

Green buildings ‘buck economic downturn’

‘Green’ building is no longer seen as a niche market and is helping the construction industry buck the economic downturn, suggests a new study. Half of firms in the study said they are planning more than 60% of their work to be green by 2015, up from 28% of firms in 2012. The findings come […]