Andrew Carpenter, chief executive of the Structural Timber Association, discusses how structural timber systems can help the UK construction industry to “build back better” by delivering both quality and sustainability assurances.
Michelle Agha-Hossein, building performance lead at the Building Services Research & Information Association (BSRIA), discusses how owners and operators can tackle the pressing issues of carbon emissions from buildings.
Skanska has been appointed as the main contractor for a new six-storey office building, One Portwall Square, in the heart of Bristol’s commercial district.
EDF Renewables is planning to develop a new solar farm at Tye Lane near Bramford, which could generate enough low carbon electricity for the domestic needs of 9,690 households annually.
Healthier, net zero carbon buildings will not be possible without changes in the construction sector. New technologies and ways of working are emerging but, argues Zisis Nikoloudis of Uponor, the industry must move quickly if it is to meet its sustainability goals.
Homes account for 20% of emissions, according to the Future Homes Standard Consultation, a radical approach needs to be incorporated to stand the test of time.
Momentum for sustainable buildings is building rapidly, but how will the UK’s property and construction sector tackle all the challenges that lie ahead in completely decarbonising the built environment? Karl Desai, senior adviser for Advancing Net Zero at the UK Green Building Council, takes a look.
Kier’s ‘Building For A Sustainable World’ framework sets a direction of travel for the whole group and encompasses environmental sustainability and social sustainability.
The new Green Homes Grant Scheme has worthy aims but, warns James Berry of the Property Care Association, when it comes to insulation and ventilation, rushing into retrofit can bring serious unintended consequences.
Vital Energi has secured a £17m contract to deliver the primary energy infrastructure package for the Greystar and Henderson Park, Nine Elms Park plots B and D development.
Insulation specialist Actis is to run two CPD modules via Zoom twice a month from October, which will address the performance gap through reflective insulation.
Willmott Dixon is targeting that all new build and refurbishment projects delivered from 2030 will be net-zero carbon under its new 2030 sustainable strategy, ‘Now or Never; our decisive decade’.
