California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger earlier this month announced the adoption of the first US state-wide mandatory green building code.
Two-thirds of the British public think the Government’s plans to pay homes, businesses and communities for generating renewable energy should be more ambitious, according to a new survey.
More incentives for energy efficiency and clean energy are what the US needs, President Barack Obama said last night in his State of the Union address.
A new Government initiative is challenging the lighting industry to develop ultra energy efficient lighting for UK homes.
The US Commerce Department’s National Institute of Standards and Technology unveiled the first stage of a national smart grid framework at the end of last week.
Widespread installation of ‘smart’ windows that change colour to moderate internal temperatures and lighting could save around 5% of the total US energy budget, claim researchers.
The cold snap in the UK earlier this month may cost an extra £1.2 billion in wasted heat compared to a normal winter, according to figures from consultants Faithful+Gould.
The UK government-backed Carbon Trust has launched an online advice service for small businesses to help them cut energy use and costs.
National Grid has unveiled plans for a smart grid demonstration in the Syracuse area of upstate New York, which it says will inform future development of a smart grid on a wider scale.
There is a vast gulf between the UK Government’s targets for low-carbon housing and what the building industry can deliver, warns the Royal Academy of Engineering.