The government has confirmed that homeowners who install solar PV panels from April 2019 will not be eligible to receive payment for the excess power they export. Approximately 90% of people who responded to a government consultation have opposed the changes claiming they were unfair and would set back climate…
Jan
16
Jan
08
Under new regulations, combustible materials will not be permitted on any new residential buildings over 18m in height. These measures will also cover student accommodation, boarding schools, residential care homes and hospitals. This has come after the government issued warnings to private high-rise block owners not to pass on costs…
Jan
08
Throughout 2018, extreme weather hit the headlines across the globe with droughts and wildfires in the UK to floods and typhoons in south-east Asia. The World Meteorological Organisation confirmed that last year was the fourth hottest on record, a clear signal that we are having an affect on global climate.…
Dec
13
As the COP 24 comes to an end, the climate change talks in Katowice, Poland have centred on devising a rulebook for implementing the 2015 Paris agreement and increasing countries’ ambition levels in order to counter climate change. Pacific and Indian Ocean states have warned that they face annihilation if…
Dec
11
Talks on climate change are being held in Katowice, Poland and have commenced with a warning from Sir David Attenborough who addressed the conference. This meeting is of significant importance as it is the first to be held since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report on limiting global…
Dec
07
The term ‘single-use’ has been named word of the year, 2018 by Collins Dictionary. The word ‘single-use’, often conjures images of plastic such as straws, bottles and bags adrift in oceans. Such images have been the focus of news stories and documentaries such as David Attenborough’s Blue Planet II and…
Dec
03
Our in-house BREEAM Assessor, Stacey Downes, recently conducted a successful BREEAM site inspection visit for the Iceland food outlet at the Queens Retail Park, Preston. The target BREEAM rating, as implemented by Preston Council, is BREEAM ‘Very Good’. The building has performed well in all areas of the assessment and is…
Nov
22
A Living Planet Report which aims to assess the state of the world’s wildlife has been produced by The World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and the results are shocking. In the report, the conservation group WWF, warn that Earth is losing biodiversity at a rate seen only during mass…
Nov
19
Element Sustainability are pleased to announce another successful BREEAM certification in Huddersfield for the new supported living accommodation for the homeless. The design and construction team have worked hard to produce a brilliant building for the Home Group. The development has now been BREEAM certified achieving a rating of ‘Very…
Nov
15
Element Sustainability celebrated its seventh year of trading on Sunday 11th November! This year has seen many more positive changes; we have settled in nicely to our new office and have gained another new member of the team. We have welcomed many new clients over the past year who have…