Bulletins

The UK Government has confirmed its long awaited position on the future of Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for the non-domestic private rented sector, setting a new compliance deadline of 2031 for all commercial buildings over 1,000 sqm to achieve a minimum EPC of ‘B’ by law. This interim response to consultations first issued in 2019 and 2021 gives landlords, investors, and occupiers the clarity they've been waiting years for. What's Actually Changing? The new MEE

In recent years, a great deal of focus has been placed on improving building fabric efficiency with the aim of reducing operational energy emissions and as such operational greenhouse gas emissions. Initially, these improvements focused on the reduction of U-values to reduce heat transfer through the mostly flat surfaces of building elements, this is reflected in alterations to building regulations Part L in 2021, which mandated improved U-values for all elements in new build

In September 2025 the UK Met Office announced that the summer of 2025 was the warmest on record for the UK. A 2025 study by the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine and Imperial College London estimated that 1,147 deaths last summer were heat-related. Having those in minds, it is crucial to wonder as professionals in the construction industry: what we can do to create comfortable indoor environments without increasing the carbon footprint of the buildings? At JAW Sust

As the construction industry makes the inevitable shift towards more sustainable construction practices, the need for early stage design...

The impact of climate change on our coasts, beaches and rivers across the UK has already been observed with flooding, erosion and...