Proposals to transform currently vacant land into an affordable net zero carbon housing development in Edinburgh have now been approved by city planners.

Applying modern methods to retrofit may be the best way for the UK to insulate our homes at scale. Find out more about how as we sit down with Ele George, Energiesprong.

A new catalogue of net zero carbon building designs could provide a significant boost to Scotland’s affordable housing sector, as part of a standardised approach for local authorities and housing associations to adopt across a range of future developments.

A new report, Whole Life Carbon Assessment of Homes, published by the Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), concludes that using sustainably sourced timber panelised MMC methods to build new homes rather than masonry products can significantly reduce the carbon impact of construction.