UK renewable energy target likely to be missed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]While UK figures for renewable energy reached record levels last year, officials still believe the 2020 national re...
Support for Global Climate Strike
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Businesses are being urged to support and take part in a Global Climate Strike day of action on September 20th.
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Investment in sustainability becoming mainstream for UK businesses, report indicates
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Significant numbers of UK businesses are planning to increase their environment-related investments over the ne...
Government announces £80m fund to decarbonise aviation and road transport
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The UK Government has unveiled a new £80m pot to fund electric car and plane projects to boost the country’s upta...
IAQM broadens remit to include indoor air quality issues
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The Institute of Air Quality Management (IAQM) has broadened its scope to cover issues related to indoor air qu...
Developer guides launched
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Syntegra has published the first in its series of Developers’ Guides for potential clients to refer to when conside...
Syntegra project scoops National RIBA 2019 award
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A project Syntegra Group worked on in several roles has won a prestigious na...
UK’s offshore wind sector boosted by £100m programme
A new £100m programme has been launched to boost the growth of the UK’s offshore wind sector which will, in turn, benefit businesses.
The 10-year i...
UK to use more electricity from renewables than coal for first time in 2019
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The UK’s electricity system will distribute more power from renewable sources than coal-fired power stations for ...
Carbon neutral deadline revised by UK Government
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The UK has increased its commitment to reduce carbon usage by 80% by 2050 to a commitment to be carbon neutral by...
Hedgerows warning over biodiversity threat
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Landowners have been warned of the threat to biodiversity by mismanaging their hedgerows.
Syntegra’s Director of...
Records broken for low-carbon options
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Once again as Brexit continues to dominate airtime, column inches and many a social media post, it can be hard to f...
Cities pledge to decarbonise buildings by 2050
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A project has been launched that will see a coalition of eight European cities, including Dublin and Leeds, compl...
Climate change: positive steps to celebrate
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Once again as Brexit continues to dominate airtime, column inches and many a social media post, it can be hard ...
UKGBC urges business leaders to embrace net zero measures
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Syntegra Managing Director Alan King is fortunate to be a member of the UK Green Building Council’s Leaders Netwo...
Defining and delivering net-zero built environment
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched a new five point framework outlining how developers, designers, ...
Building a sustainable future with CLT
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With all eyes very much on the built environment getting its house in order in the sustainability spotlight, one so...
EV target needs to be sooner
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]MPs have warned the UK must stop selling diesel and petrol cars by 2030 as electric vehicles will match them in ter...
BEIS to launch energy efficiency consultation on commercial buildings
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A Government consultation is to determine measures to drive up improvements in the energy and emissions record of c...
Draft Environment Bill ‘severely downgrades’ environmental laws from EU standards, MPs warn
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The UK Government’s draft Environment Bill would lead to significant environmental policies being ‘severely downgra...
Developers urged to consider impacts on wildlife
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Developers have been warned to take more care to protect wildlife habitats when undertaking construction projects f...
Ecology advice after huge fine for developers who destroyed bat roost
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Clients have been warned to consider ecology in the initial stages of their planning proposals after a huge fine wa...
New carbon tax model could make polluters fund green policies
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Ministers are being urged to introduce a raft of policies paid for by a new carbon tax model that would make co...
Why the construction industry needs to embrace the fourth industrial revolution
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The construction industry has been urged to shed its decades-old working practices and embrace the wave of digitali...
