With an area equivalent to the size of Paris built every week, and global building stock expected to double by 2050, the scale of the construction sector’s decarbonisation challenge is significant and growing. Martin Staehr, director of building (UK) at Laing O’Rourke, shares how investing in whole life carbon is key to accelerating decarbonisation within construction.
To retrofit the built environment for the future, you first need to know where you’re starting from, says Diarmuid Murphy, director of property at Murphy Geospatial.
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.
