Digital retrofits can reduce hospital energy consumption by up to 18 per cent, delivering one of the largest efficiency gains for healthcare facilities according to a new white paper from Schneider Electric produced in collaboration with JLL.
With data suggesting retrofit recruitment must triple for the UK to reach net-zero by 2050, the Reed Group has launched 'Reed Environment' to support the 'training at scale' of a new green workforce.
Wates has become one of the first members of the newly formed National Homes Decarbonisation Group (NHDG) in a move that will help accelerate the social housing retrofit challenge.
Cementitious grout anchors manufactured by Cintec North America have been used to stabilize the deteriorating staircase inside the Morris Island Lighthouse in South Carolina.
Cintec North America provides guidance on safeguarding against the risk of fire when buildings are being retrofitted, restored, or modernized following multiple emergencies in the United States and Europe in recent years.
A manufacturer of polymer pipework is highlighting materials specification in the retrofit process as research indicates 20 per cent of UK greenhouse gas emissions come from the quarter of the country's homes and third of its commercial properties built before 1919.
Improving the energy efficiency of historic properties could reduce carbon emissions from the UK's buildings by an estimated five per cent annually and generate 35 billion of output in the economy whilst making homes warmer and cheaper to run, according to a new report commissioned by the Nat
The City of Hamburg has selected a consortium led by smart building data company MeteoViva and automation solutions provider Sauter-Cumulus to retrofit its real estate portfolio with complementary solutions to reduce energy consumption and carbon emissions.
Established in 1882, the family-owned Barkers Department Store in the market town of Northallerton in Hambleton, North Yorkshire, England, offers a fascinating history having expanded by buying out neighbouring properties.
Tony Beer, managing director of community and supply change co-operative RetrofitWorks, comments on a recent proposal for 'future-fitting' homes to tackle climate change and the UK's cost of living crisis by a cross-selection of industry experts.
Wireless fire technology from Hyfire is protecting The House of the Binns, a historic house in West Lothian that is under care of the National Trust for Scotland.
A 'digital twin' which can model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham is being planned in a partnership between the University of Birmingham, Birmingham City Council and Siemens.
