News Listing
Our news service focuses exclusively on the m&e sustainability agenda. We provide updates ranging from new European legislation to engineers unveiling their latest innovations. This is a resource to help you to react quickly to changes and to keep your clients in the picture.
Bailing the Titanic with a teaspoon
05 January 2009
Sustainable Energy - Without the Hot Air is the must-read book of 2009 if you want to really understand the energy challenges we face and how common sense can produce the solutions.
Solar market grew by 60 per cent
23 December 2008
Europe reached its 2010 target for photovoltaic production four years early and the market is now worth ?14 billion a year.
DECs should just be starting point
22 December 2008
Display Energy Certificates are a chance to do a lot more than just meet your legal obligations.
Europe votes for big bulb switch off
14 December 2008
Inefficient light bulbs are to be phased out by 2012 following an historic EU vote.
Courses open doors to renewables business
09 December 2008
High demand for information about renewables has prompted M&E Sustainability to launch a major series of training courses for 2009.
Hassle factor putting people off energy work
05 December 2008
The drive for energy efficiency could create welcome extra work for electricians and engineers during the recession.
Heat pumps 'over-rated & oversold'
05 December 2008
The Telegraph newspaper's resident energy expert puts the boot into heat pumps.
IT energy use out of control
01 December 2008
The electricity used by IT and communications systems as well as the gas used for catering in buildings continues to rocket and there is little m&e engineers can do about it, according to experts.
Market will bounce back in 2011
24 November 2008
The hvac market will shrink by 5 to 6 per cent over the next two years, but will come back strongly in 2011, according to new research.
Zero carbon targets under attack
19 November 2008
Over 60 per cent of scientists and engineers, who responded to an influential survey, believe zero carbon targets for buildings are not achievable.