John McComb, technical services director at Reynaers Aluminium, looks at the work taking place within the aluminium industry to improve access to products with lower levels of embodied carbon.
Refurbishment of historic buildings is booming – but material specification for retrofit projects matters, says Steve Richmond of Rehau Building Solutions.
As the UK government target of net zero by 2050 approaches, this article explores how UKAS accreditation supports net zero policies and energy and environmental initiatives.
As the UK's green energy revolution stumbles, the Electric Heating Company investigates the hurdles facing the transition to net zero and how you can overcome them.
Proposals for a UK National Metric Library could provide a structured repository of quantitative and qualitative performance metrics for the built environment, supporting the UK’s net zero ambitions. Paul Dodd of the Scottish Futures Trust explains how it would work.
Tim Whitley, director of decarbonisation and sustainability at Arup, discusses a new report setting out a pathway to decarbonisation for the UK’s higher education institutions.
Architect and TV presenter George Clarke has announced the winners of EcoFix, a design challenge by MOBIE (Ministry of Building Innovation and Education).
Daniel Parsons, environment associate director and Laura Martin, senior environment consultant, Atkins, explore how the new Environmental Outcomes Reports (EORs) will deliver an outcomes-based approach to developments.
The Construction Leadership Council’s CO2nstruct Zero programme has launched the Zero Diesel Sites Route Map, which sets out a plan to eliminate diesel use on 78% of UK construction sites by 2035.
With the Met Office confirming that June was the hottest on record in the UK, and with parts of the world suffering unbearable temperatures, mitigating the effects of extreme heat is becoming increasingly important.
Atkins and the International Air Transport Association (IATA) have developed a set of digital tools designed to reduce the amount of carbon emissions in airport terminal construction.
Pick Everard and XLCC have secured planning permission from North Ayrshire Council Planning Committee, with construction on the UK's first HVDC cable factory to begin construction in early 2024.
In this article, Viral Desai, practice director for Planning, Environmental Consenting and Communities at Atkins, and Paul Morgalla, associate director for Environment at Atkins explore why a 'left-shift' approach to environmental assessment is crucial to tackling climate change.
