The latest NHBC Foundation report, Building Foundation Solutions – Future Proofing Against Climate Change, focuses on the increasingly significant issue of foundation design and how this aspect of the build process can help in futureproofing housebuilding against extreme weather caused by climate change.
The government’s recently published Environmental Improvement Plan makes nature-based solutions a key aim for managing heat in towns and cities, but does it go far enough? Samantha Deacon of Ramboll takes a look.
Building materials manufacturer Knauf has marked another step towards achieving their sustainability goals by switching to more recyclable pallet hoods used on their laminated boards.
In this article, Sarah Kaute, managing director of Construction PR, explores how net zero architecture is transforming the construction industry, and how you can make the most of it.
Sustainable materials specialist Sam Burdett of Sandberg discusses his experience of being part of ZERO as it looks to drive sustainable change to tackle the climate crisis in construction.
Siemens has proposed a new roadmap for decarbonising Trafford Park, one of Europe’s largest industrial estates. The proposed road map for Trafford Park will support Trafford Council’s aims for the Greater Manchester borough to achieve net zero by 2038.
The government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme has been heavily criticised after recently published figures revealed that the scheme failed to meet the target number of boilers replaced by tax-subsidised heat pumps.
Derek Horrocks, of Sustainable Building Services (UK) Ltd, discusses why the real-life benefits of decarbonisation cannot be underestimated in social housing.
Andy Sloan, MD and senior VP of COWI UK, explores how a systems thinking approach provides comprehensive and essential climate resilience in community infrastructure.
PAS 2080 is a global standard for managing carbon in buildings and infrastructure concerning the whole value chain and aims to reduce carbon and cost through intelligent design and construction.
Kingspan has debuted their latest and lowest-ever embodied carbon access floor panel, the RMG600+, with a 57% reduction in embodied carbon compared to the standard range.
Transport minister Richard Holden visited sites of infrastructure investment in Scotland, where new transport links and hydrogen-powered trucks are being developed.
The Government has announced a series of investments to secure the UK's energy independence, but industry experts are concerned the plans fail to address existing energy waste.
Czechia, Ireland and Spain will be the first countries to participate in the new INDICATE initiative, which aims to boost the availability of quality building climate data to help drive decarbonisation across the sector.
In this article, Tim Roff, technical lead of new energy infrastructure at United Living, explores how the sector can accelerate the UK's energy transition using smarter integrated energy infrastructure systems.
