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The FMB has been speaking up for the role of small builders in tackling our climate emergency.

FMB Scotland Director Gordon Nelson summarises two key discussions from local COP26 events in Scotland about the role the construction industry can play in addressing the climate crisis

The Construction Leadership Council (CLC) has linked up with ITN Productions Industry News to announce its ‘Building a Greener Britain’ programme as its contribution to deliver a zero-carbon built environment at COP26.

This paper from CITB examines the skills and training needed to deliver the retrofit work under the Construction Leadership Council’s (CLC) National Retrofit Strategy and summarises recent research and evidence.

The report from the Housing, Communities & Local Government Select Committee examines how to decarbonise UK homes.

This month we attended the party conferences highlighting the essential role SME builders must play in preparing UK homes for Net Zero. We also highlighted to the government the difficulties material price rises continue to cause and launched our latest House Builders' Survey.

A flagship Government strategy to address the impact of our homes on the climate looks to have failed to deliver the ambitious blueprint for action that is needed to deliver a greener Britain.

Federation of Master Builders (FMB) Scotland Director, Gordon Nelson, welcomes the publication of the Scottish Government’s Heat in Buildings Strategy.

Thinking retrofit? Then think wood, says David Hopkins of Timber Development UK in this guest blog.

Carrock Homes Ltd converted a derelict Grade II Listed cruck barn into a luxury and sustainable family home in Cumbria.

The failure of the Green Homes Grant Scheme highlights the need for a long-term strategy to green the nations homes.

Climate change targets won’t be delivered unless the home improvements market is overhauled.

Our joint report with the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS) investigates what is needed to integrate domestic energy efficiency retrofit into the everyday practices and activities of builders in the repair, maintenance and improvement (RMI) market.

The Government must use the Spending Review to make meaningful steps towards decarbonising Britain’s homes.