Sustainability
Offices stand empty while Ireland faces housing shortages – New report poses solutions
Changes to Irish city development plans will allow office building to solve the housing crisis says CIOB
Across Ireland, 14.5% of office buildings were vacant...
JCB ELECTRIC MINI LEADS CHARGE FOR HIRE BUSINESS
A new JCB 19C-1E mini excavator is helping a leading hirer win more business in noise sensitive areas.
Purchased by Gloucester-based Ermin, the JCB 19C-1E...
Only 5% of government’s heat pump target being met under BUS, new data reveals
Reform needed as Boiler Upgrade Scheme under review in Autumn Budget
Only around 5% of the Government's annual air source heat pump installation target is...
McLaren wins UK’s largest timber frame office building
The nine-storey scheme in central London will be the UK’s largest all-timber frame office building.
Following the completion of enabling works, McLaren will now work...
Reynaers report highlights key sustainability gains
Reynaers Group has published its new annual sustainability report – Our Sustainable Road Ahead 2024–2030 - which highlights an 8.5% reduction in operational carbon, as well...
Solar-powered streetlights wipe out AI climate impact
iLamp hosts Nvidia AI processors and operates entirely off-grid.
A new high-tech solar-powered streetlight, iLamp, made by British greentech firm Conflow Power Group, provides a...
Building around railways is organic placemaking
The Government has announced that planning applications for homes around train stations will get a default ‘yes’, and any housing development above 150 homes...
Balmoral Tanks strengthens data centre market position as export sales double year-on-year
Balmoral Tanks, a Balmoral Group company and a leading provider of innovative and reliable bulk liquid storage solutions, has expanded its footprint in the...
Infrastructure Minister views progress on £8m investment for Annsborough tofutureproof environmental protection
NI Water was delighted to recently welcome Infrastructure Minister Liz Kimmins on site to view the ongoing work at Annsborough Wastewater Treatment Works (WwTW),...
Promat bolsters sustainability commitment with EPDs for 86% of products sold
UK based passive fire protection manufacturer Promat has published Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for 86% of its products sold within the Etex Building Performance...
778 NEW CITY CENTRE HOMES TAKE SHAPE AS LOFTLINES ADDRESSES BELFAST’S HOUSING NEEDS
Construction work is progressing at pace on Loftlines, Belfast’s landmark mixed-tenure development that will soon deliver 778 new homes to the city centre –...
Landfill tax will not enable the circular economy
The National Federation of Builders (NFB) has released a short report titled, ‘Going full circle: Making a circular economy work for builders’, which compares...
‘Legislating on the basis of false assumptions, such as the idea that environmental safeguards...
Nature is not a blocker to housing growth, and the government risks missing both its housing and nature targets if it views it as...
Could Our Water Footprint Dry Up?
NI Water is urging the public to continue to use water wisely throughout autumn and winter following the Environment Agency’s ‘Drought prospects for spring...
FIS Project Reuse Scheme working to deliver sustainable circularity from Rathbone Place to Broadgate
In a major step forward for the circular economy in commercial fit-out, the FIS Project Reuse Scheme is supporting the reuse of high-quality ceiling...
Building the right homes in the right places – Mark Graham, Chief Executive at...
We have a housing crisis. There are an appalling number of homeless people living in temporary accommodation, a private rented sector that is insecure,...
WSL FOOTBALL UNVEIL WORLD-FIRST DESIGN GUIDELINES FOR THE DELIVERY OF ELITE WOMEN’S STADIUMS
WSL Football have today unveiled Design Guidelines for the Delivery of Elite Women’s Stadiums in England – a world first framework supporting clubs, local authorities,...
Voices of Change at _shift 2025 Turn Optimism into Climate Action
Space Group’s annual _shift conference returned to Newcastle University’s Henry Daysh Building on the 5th of November 2025. The sold-out event brought together a...
€32 Million WEST Project Launches in Fermanagh
The Water Enhancements through Sustainable Treatment (WEST) project, designed to address water pollution in Counties Fermanagh, Tyrone, Leitrim, Sligo, Cavan, Monaghan and Donegal through...
Lighting the Way to Circularity: How ReUSE® Technology Is Transforming Industrial Lightbars
In2tec, a pioneer in sustainable electronics, is redefining how industrial lighting contributes to a circular economy — with a breakthrough approach that dramatically reduces...
