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.

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.

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

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

In the second instalment of our aviation series, we’re focusing on the topic of climate resilience, what it means for airports, and how taking certain actions now can secure or threaten their operational futures.

Since 2013, the Data Communications Company (DCC), one of our subsidiaries within the Capita group, has been licensed by the UK government to build and manage the central network for smart metering across Britain.

We helped Blackburn with Darwen Council to secure funding and planning permission for a project that will reduce the carbon footprint and electricity bills of 23 council buildings through the installation of sustainable power and heating technologies.