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Following the news in August of hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences being granted, we expressed our concern over the current UK government appearing to water down...

Since they were established in 2015, more than 10,000 companies, most national governments and thousands of investors have pledged to support the UN’s Sustainable Development...

As part of the EU Horizon 2020 funded project, StepUP, IES have created a large scale district model encompassing 114 buildings within the Municipality of the 18th District of...

Ahead of our attendance and sponsorship at the Companies for Net Zero’s Decarb New York 2023 event on the 14th September, we at IES have been discussing how companies can utilise...

District heat networks have a vital role to play in a net-zero future. The Times Future of Energy report, released earlier this summer, featured some interesting insights on the...

Through our involvement in the Digital Twin Consortium (DTC), IES Founder & CEO, Don McLean, has recently served as the lead co-author on a new user guide, explaining the role...

IES are inviting stakeholders from across the built environment to contribute their views to a collaborative industry whitepaper aimed at improving the tracking, measurement...

Energy security has understandably risen higher on the agenda in recent years, after successive political and economic pressures culminated in full scale global energy crisis. IES...

BAM’s Design team (BAM Design) have been using IES Virtual Environment (IESVE or VE) for the past 10 years to carry out performance modelling on over fifty UK schools as part of...

The news that hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licences will be granted is hugely concerning. It is the latest in a string of political developments in recent weeks that have...

Many leading climate experts already believe that the 2030 1.5°C warming limit is already out of reach. As more and more scientific evidence backs this up, the goalposts will move...

In our latest Python in the VE article we look at adding new features to the Parametric scripts.  What? The IES TM54 training seminar (& related article) demonstrates...

The following blog post was written by IES' Saeed Misaghian, Senior Research Consultant and Giovanni Tardioli, Senior Research Lead.  In the digital era, data has...

The following article originally featured in the Raconteur Insight ‘How tech is cutting energy waste and boosting efficiency in manufacturing.’ You can access the full...

Whole Building Lifecycle carbon accounting has three requirements: Embodied (initial) carbon of materials and processes to construct a building Operational carbon emitted to...

IES is proud to receive the Highly Commended honour in the 2023 Sustainable Innovations Competition, a unique partnership between Lloyds Banking Group and Wates Group to pioneer...