Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government Eric Pickles, has announced the long awaited conclusion to the Housing Standards Review. The review was claimed to be about cutting red tape for house builders and simplifying government regulations and standards into one key set, driven by Building Regulations. read more...

A golf club in Cumbria has taken a step in the green direction with the installation of a biomass boiler. The new system burns wood pellets, which in turn powers the heating and hot water. read more...

A competition has been launched to identify tools and technologies that would be capable of rapidly and accurately measuring the heat losses from solid wall homes in the UK. read more...

A member of the solar industry has commented favourably on the news that the red tape will soon be removed from large rooftop schemes, with all systems up to 1 MW being classed as ‘permitted development’. read more...

A Cornish manufacturer of Heat Pumps and a Housing Association have won South West Regional Project of the Year for their innovative heating upgrade scheme in Holsworthy, Devon. read more...

Can water source heat pumps be a vital part of the future of heating? The Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is running a free event on water source heat pumps in Central London on Tuesday 30 June. read more...

Campaigners say the UK government is ill-equipped to meet its green commitments, and urgent reforms are needed to protect the natural world and strengthen the economy. read more...

The economic fortunes of cities depend on the quality of life they offer, according to the organisers of the City of London Corporation’s annual Sustainable City Awards, who have tracked essential themes in the area of sustainability. read more...