Environment

Net-zero housing will require changes to the concrete industry, not just in manufacturing standards but also changes in purchasing habits The concrete industry is one of many looking at new manufacturing methods to reduce its carbon footprint – and net-zero...

August 13, (THEWILL) – The Federal Government has approved the request of Ebonyi State Government to assist in the reconstruction of the retaining wall of the Ogwuma Edda section of the Ebunwana-Ekoli Edda road in Afikpo South Local Government...

A Real Estate expert, Mr. Benjamin Onigbinde, has called on the Oyo State Governor, Mr. Seyi Makinde, to review the development of abandoned affordable housing estates by the state housing corporation through the Public Private Partnership (PPP). Onigbinde in a...

Avant Homes has acquired a 17-acre parcel of land to build a £60m development of 192 new homes. This will be the first phase of homes of a regeneration scheme near Leeds called Skelton Gate. Joint venture Templegate Developments, between Evans...

On Sunday, Mr. Tokunbo Wahab, the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources in Lagos State, issued a seven-day notice to building owners situated within the seven meters setback on Orchid Road, Agungi, Ajiran, Conservation Road, Osapa, and alongside...

Authorities in Russia’s Ural and southwestern Siberian regions have issued urgent evacuation orders as water levels in rivers continue to rise swiftly, leading to widespread flooding, power outages, and displacement of residents. According to Russia’s emergency ministry, more than 300...

The Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA), in its sustained fight against crime in the capital of Nigeria, has raised an alarm over the overpopulated cashew forests in different locations housing criminals within the capital city. According to FCTA officials, the...

For the past three years Swinburne University of Technology’s School of Engineering has been collaborating with Melbourne-based company ZERO Living to develop smart energy monitoring systems for the company’s all-electric, battery-powered homes. ZERO Living has partnered with Enphase Energy to...

The homes in the Ordnance Lane project in York will be built to certified Passivhaus standards and will have net zero carbon emissions in operation, with energy generated by renewables on site. Passivhaus, dubbed the gold standard by...

What to expect when you’re expecting the Fed’s rate hikes to hit housing, stocks and other ‘sure’ things Inflation has turned out to be not-so-transitory, and the Federal Reserve has its knives out. Well, its hammer, anyway. Raising interest rates —...