Patrick Cunningham, our Director of Building Control, explains why the UK needs more low-carbon homes to reach its net zero emissions target, and how stronger building regulations can help.

What is it that gets you out of bed in the morning? What is it that @Jack Parsons, CEO of the Youth Group, calls the ‘duvet flip’?
For many people, and especially young people, it’s the dream of running their own business – of taking a nugget of an idea, something they are passionate about, and making it real.

When you picture the communities of the future what do you see?

The Covid-19 pandemic has caused undeniable personal suffering and fiscal chaos across the UK – and, indeed, the world - for most of 2020, a year that many of us personally, professionally and economically have found difficult in ways we could never have anticipated.

There are no prizes for realising that the UK aviation industry is currently in the depths of its biggest crisis in history, with most issues either created - or at least exacerbated - by the Covid-19 pandemic.

We’re seeing a variety of new trends affecting the utilities market, relating to the environment, infrastructure and consumers.

Many vulnerable people live in social housing, and their landlords have a legal obligation to protect their safety and wellbeing at home.

News, research, reports and thought leadership articles looking to the future of utilities

Reflecting on the first anniversary of the murder of George Floyd

To get a better understanding of building energy consumption, we engaged SMS plc to apply metering and data expertise for valuable energy management insights.