The Matter of a Clean Energy Future
This is an Editorial Article from Science, by Turner, J.M. (2022) Science, Vol 376, Issue 6600 p. 1361 DOI: 10.1126/science.add5094 … Read More
Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy transition (Nature, 2022)
Download from Nature: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-33976-5 Slameršak, A., Kallis, G. & Neill, D.W.O. Energy requirements and carbon emissions for a low-carbon energy … Read More
World Scientists Warning Into Action – Local to Global – Summary
World scientists have come together to declair their warnings and calls to action about the climate and biodiversity crises, and … Read More
The Land Gap Report – Executive Summary (Nov 2022)
This report examines the area of land required to meet projected biological carbon removal in national climate pledges and commitments. … Read More
Climate Science of Methane (by the Environmental Change Institute)
Preview The global methane budget can be modelled by simply considering emissions as increasing the atmospheric burden of methane, with … Read More
Unintended consequences: Local Housing Allowance meets the Right to Buy
Summary Recent rapid expansion of the Private Rented Sector (PRS) is recognised but the extensive involvement of ex local authority … Read More
How to select a good lime for the retrofit and conservation of historic buildings – Dr Giovanni Pesce
How to select a good lime for the retrofit and conservation of historic buildings – Dr Giovanni Pesce In retrofitting … Read More
Scaling up retrofit 2050
This white paper from the IET and Nottingham Trent University highlights how the UK cannot build its way to a … Read More
The SERS Report – External Wall Insulation, Current Practice Review and Guidance for Improvement
This review and report undertaken on behalf of SERS Energy Solutions Ltd to understand the current standard of workmanship and … Read More
Keeping Risks at Bay – Improving a Test Method to Reliably Quantify the Capability of Capillary Active Interior insulation
Conventional laboratory tests for the determination of liquid transport are not fully appropriate for interior insulation purposes, as they tend … Read More
Solid-wall U-values: heat flux measurements compared with standard assumptions
The assumed U-values of solid walls represent a significant source of uncertainty when estimating the energy performance of dwellings. The … Read More
Guide to Insulating Sheathing
Residential housing design continues to move towards the development of high performance sustainable building systems. To be sustainable, a building … Read More