Subscribe to our Construction Newsfeed
UK Construction Directory
Search our 157,512 companies....

Construction News

10/02/2023

£65,000 Allocated For Building Projects To Help Reduce Carbon Emissions

Construction News Image
City of York Council has been awarded £65,000 for building projects designed to help reduce carbon emissions and reach 'net zero'.

The council was one of only 30 places in the country to receive the new funding, which is being awarded for innovative approaches to delivering 'net zero', cutting the amount of greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere.

It will be spent this spring and summer on measures tailored to the specific needs and characteristics of buildings and building users across the city, in partnership with Brightsparks, Energy Systems Catapult, the University of York and Abundance Investment. The new measures will be backed up with financial solutions to make delivery easier.
-- Advertisement --
hss



The funding was allocated from Phase One of Innovate UK's Net Zero Living programme. Innovate UK is part of UK Research and Innovation, will invest up to £2 million in innovation projects.

Councillor Paula Widdowson, Executive Member for Environment and Climate Change, said: "This is an exciting opportunity and further evidence that York - already recognised as an A-List Global Climate Action Leader - is at the forefront of Net Zero innovation and progress.

"I'm proud of our staff and partners who have brought this Net Zero Living programme funding to York through an evidenced and urgent approach to the problems of climate change, and I encourage property owners in the action zones to work with us to take advantage of this boost to our Net Zero ambitions."

Andrew Clark, Business Leader (Place) at Energy Systems Catapult, said: "York City Council’s Local Area Energy Plan demonstrated what is possible and what needs to be done to achieve its aims of becoming Net Zero by 2030.

"We're incredibly excited to be working with the council and other partners in taking the next step on the decarbonisation pathway by exploring how evidence from the LAEP can be used to establish a neighbourhood-centred approach to net zero."

Latest Construction News

18/07/2025
Clowes Developments, in partnership with Roe Developments, has officially begun enabling works for the next phase of Stud Brook Business Park in Castle Donington. The latest expansion will deliver five new trade counter, warehouse, and industrial units, ranging in size from 3,229 sq ft to 4,606 sq
18/07/2025
The Bracknell Forest Cambium Partnership between Countryside Partnerships (part of the Vistry Group) and Bracknell Forest Council has celebrated a major milestone in the transformation of Bracknell town centre, as its 169-home Market Street regeneration scheme reaches its highest point. A topping o
18/07/2025
Construction has officially begun on Reading's newest performance venue, as work starts on the new Studio Theatre being built alongside The Hexagon. The first phase of the project, led by Feltham Construction Ltd, includes the demolition of the existing backstage area, dock, and stage door on Queen
18/07/2025
A disused shop unit in Spennymoor has been given a new lease of life, thanks to a regeneration project that has turned the space into a green community garden in the heart of the County Durham town. The former retail premises at 55–63 Festival Walk, which had remained vacant despite efforts to attr
18/07/2025
Wates Residential business has awarded £45,000 in funding to seven grassroots organisations in Brent through its newly launched Community Chest initiative. The programme is designed to support small, community-led projects that address pressing local needs such as social isolation, youth services,
18/07/2025
Network Rail (Wales and Borders) has commenced a major programme of engineering works across key rail routes in South Wales, aimed at maintaining and improving the safety and reliability of the region's railway network. Running from Saturday 2 August to Monday 11 August, the works will focus on tra
18/07/2025
A significant milestone has been reached in the drive to deliver high-quality, affordable, and sustainable housing across York and North Yorkshire with the launch of a new Affordable Homes Standard. Led by the York and North Yorkshire Housing Partnership, the Standard marks a united commitment from
18/07/2025
Mace has been appointed to Transport for Greater Manchester's (TfGM) next-generation Transport and Professional Services (TPS2025) Framework, earning a place on the Project Cost and Commercial Management Lot. The appointment extends Mace's successful partnership with TfGM and the Greater Manchester
17/07/2025
Pennyfarthing Homes has received detailed planning approval for the first 74 homes at Sandle Park, a new residential development forming part of the wider Forde Valley neighbourhood, located just a mile northwest of Fordingbridge town centre. The approval, granted by New Forest District Council's P
17/07/2025
Bouygues UK has officially handed over the first phase of the Cotswolds Designer Outlet in Tewkesbury to regional developer and investor Robert Hitchins Ltd, with the new retail destination opening its doors to the public for the first time. As lead contractor, Bouygues UK delivered 136,000 sq ft o
Efco UK LtdStuart CanvasAqua Direct LtdLakeside HireLV Fuel ServicesScaffolding Access Inspections LimitedMRM AgenciesKilo Group LtdThe Lorry Loader Checking AppPolymer Compounders Limited