Beard Construction has announced that it has bought 180 acres of woodland near Bristol, in a move to offset carbon footprint, and reduce its environmental impact with carbon sequestration.
For years, talk has won out over action in our fight against climate change. But now, it seems industries are finally waking up to their responsibility to make sustainable progress. In this article, Tom Noctor, team lead and strategic product consultant at Procore explains how digital technology and green skills can aid in sustainability goals.
Ashwini Bakshi, managing director of Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa at Project Management Institute, discusses how professionals can re-think their project management principles to foster a sustainable culture in their organisations and lead the path to net zero in construction.
The World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) has launched a new EU Policy Roadmap to accelerate progress made on the decarbonisation of buildings and construction.
Stuart Patience, senior associate specialising in Solar PV at Hollis explains how the industry can overcome the barriers to solar energy adoption in the UK.
A new NHS 24 call centre in Scotland is benefitting from improved energy efficiency after receiving heat recovery ventilator units from specialists S&P.
Galliford Try has been appointed to a new net zero carbon school project under the Department for Education (DfE) Net Zero Carbon in Operation (NZCIO) scheme.
23rd May sees the launch of the Government’s Boiler Upgrade Scheme (BUS). Will this finally herald the long-awaited mass uptake of heat pumps as domestic heating systems? To get the lowdown, we spoke with industry observer Dr Paul Welsby, who has worked in the field of heat pumps and heat pump technology for over 40 years.
Friday 1 April 2022 marked the end of rebated fuel for the UK construction industry. David Savage, a partner in the construction team at Charles Russell Speechlys, discusses the new regulations and their likely impact on the sector.
We’ve long known that fabric first approach maximises building energy efficiency and minimises carbon impact. NorDan UK Ltd’s architecture and windows expert Tom O’Sullivan reminds us of the principles of fabric first, and how forthcoming changes to building regulations look set to finally realise this ambition.
The Building Research Establishment (BRE) has announced a new project with BEIS to improve and modernise the home energy rating scheme used to measure the energy and environmental performance of UK homes.
The construction industry is responsible for consuming almost one-third of the total global energy consumption, but technological innovations have allowed them to develop sustainable practices. A spokesperson from UK Flat Roofing highlights the current and upcoming green technologies used to develop sustainable construction practices.
With the UK 2050 net zero target in mind, it is time to think and talk more about reducing construction waste, says Irina Leigh, production innovation architect at L&Q.
Baxi has announced that it's 2021 carbon emissions were 35 percent lower than they were two years, according to the company's sustainability report due to be published next week.
Fuel theft advice for remote national infrastructure sites, construction industry and rural community after the removal of the entitlement to use red diesel from most sectors with effect from 1st April 2022.
It's interesting to explore whether sustainability has impacted the development industry since COP26 by taking a look at one building under construction by The English Cities Fund in Manchester: Eden, one of the most environmentally friendly office buildings in the UK.
