The Architects’ Journal Architecture News & Buildings
Costs: Fire & Insulation
The latest sample cost breakdowns for insulation and fire protection products
Tag: insulation
Greens slam progress of London Mayor’s ‘retrofit revolution’
The deputy leader of the Green Party has called on the Mayor of London to show ‘strategic leadership’ on retrofit
UK ‘will not reach net zero’ under government plans, RIBA warns
RIBA president Simon Allford has said the government’s net zero plan does not go far enough following its long-awaited publication on Thursday (30 March)
Industry welcomes £1.8bn cash pot for energy efficiency upgrades
Industry figures have welcomed a government £1.8 billion fund to improve the energy efficiency of existing homes and public buildings in England
Energy savings from insulation ‘vanish’ after four years, study claims
The energy savings homeowners get from insulating their homes are wiped out after a few years, new research claims
MPs call for ‘war effort’ push on retrofit and insulation
A group of cross-party MPs has called for a ‘national war effort’ to improve the energy efficiency of homes in the UK
AJ Climate Champions podcast: ACAN founding member Sara Edmonds on ramping up domestic retrofit
Architect and ACAN campaigner Sara Edmonds on forging collaborative networks for household retrofit
Government says it won’t ‘impose’ better insulation on homes
The government has said it will not ‘impose’ measures to improve energy efficiency in existing homes as ‘British people are no-nonsense pragmatists who can make [their own] decisions’
RIBA demands mass retrofit of 3.3m interwar homes to tackle fuel poverty
The RIBA has called on the government to roll out a new fuel poverty-busting national retrofit strategy for millions of interwar homes
Former architect and Insulate Britain activist released from prison
James Thomas, jailed after blocking roads as part of Insulate Britain protests, has been praised by leading architects following his release from prison last Friday