Tag: urges
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ECNO Urges Immediate Emission Cuts, Digital Renovations
The European Climate Neutrality Observatory (ECNO) has released a 2025 report which warns that building emissions remain one of the key roadblocks towards net-zero targets. Between 2018 and 2023, annual CO₂ cuts from the sector were about 16.5 million tonnes: and it has to double by 2030, the study says. The report points to stalled renovations as…
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Alpha Structural Urges Wildfire-Proof Upgrades in California
California’s wildfire season is no longer seasonal—it’s a year-round threat that continues to grow. According to Cal Fire, in 2020 alone, more than 4.3 million acres burned in the state, which consistently experiences the largest share of wildfire damage in the nation, with thousands of structures destroyed annually. (1) In the past month, there were a dozen…
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Scotland urges UK not to rush hydrogen home heating decision
The Scottish Government is warning the UK Government to slow down before making any final decisions on hydrogen heating. With a £32 million trial underway in Fife testing hydrogen boilers and appliances in real homes, the Scottish Government says it is too early to make sweeping policy decisions. Energy experts and unions argue that rushing…
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FCIOB urges industry to go beyond legislation on fire safety
“We understand the need for competence,” he said. “But when dealing with an industry that the public relies on to keep them safe, there has to be more. There has to be a commitment to safety. As with a number of other sectors and professions, the fire sector has a wide array of duty holders,…
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Government urges industry to continue using its advice on HRBs
The Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government (MHCLG) has published a notice asking the sector and regulatory bodies to continue using government guidance to determine whether a building is higher-risk. It follows confusion arising from a first-tier tribunal decision last July, which ruled that a roof terrace in a residential property in East London…
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Thermahood Founder Urges Recessed Lighting Industry Changes
While recessed lighting and high-hats have been increasingly utilized and modernized in the housing industry, engineering experts say installation guidelines are still lagging making the gaps around high-hats an often overlooked and unnecessary vulnerability. “Uncovered, leaky recessed lights and high-hats can reduce insulation by as much as 30%, causing heat loss, energy waste and even…
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Tier 1s project urges construction to treat mental health like H&S
The Tier 1 H&S Leadership Group, which includes over a dozen directors from contractors such as Sir Robert McAlpine, Mace and Balfour Beatty, wants the industry to treat mental health with the same seriousness as physical health and safety through the introduction of proactive measures based on academic research. View the original article and our…
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Microsoft Urges the Construction Industry to Deliver Lifecycle Value
Digitalization is changing the way that we operate and use buildings. Salla Palos is directing Microsoft towards a future that inspires innovative changes in both the mindset and the business models of AECO industry stakeholders. Salla Palos moved from Finland to the United States in July 2015 and settled down in Seattle, one of the…