Funding for projects at 27 universities under HEFCE’s Revolving Green Fund (RGF) was announced today.
The awards have been made to four major projects and 24 smaller-scale programmes at higher education institutions, and collectively they will receive nearly £11 million.1 All are designed to reduce harmful carbon emissions. In this, the second round of the RGF, the four major projects enable existing buildings on a campus to be retrofitted to reduce energy consumption. This work is collectively predicted to reduce CO2 emissions by around 229,000 tonnes per year.
Building the future: Scotframe takes construction towards a zero-carbon world Scotframe, the UK’s leading full kit manufacturer and supplier, has introduced a new generation of building products which takes thinking about construction into the 21st century – the Green Century.
Huge Waves crash against Porthcawl lighthouse, WALES will be hit by further flooding later this week as rivers and waterways struggle to cope with days of prolonged downpours, forecasters have warned.
Weather warnings are in place for most of the UK, as forecasters say another storm system could hit this week. The Met Office issued yellow "be aware" warnings for wind and rain for all regions except Eastern England and Orkney and Shetland. Severe weather warnings of snow were also issued for eight regions of Scotland for 24 hours from 03:00 GMT.
Two new reports from the agency says that unless there is radical overhaul of water management, droughts like the one experienced last spring and autumn will be commonplace by the 2050s.
York-based Solarwall once again shone at the 2011 Insulation Industry Awards (NIA), scooping up two wins, receiving awards for Marketing Campaign of the Year and Website of the Year award for the industry. The awards are designed to recognise and reward success and best practice within the industry and this is the third year in a row that Solarwall has been recognised as winning class since the awards were first introduced in 2009.