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New environmentally friendly mortar reduces heat and plastic waste

A new environmentally friendly mortar has been developed by Newcastle University, reducing heat loss and plastic waste.

TfL trialling mobile charging construction vehicles

1% of all UK housing developments are Passivhaus projects

Sustainable construction: Let’s look at the whole picture

UK heat pump sales grow while European average shrinks

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Retail building sector benefits from BREEAM certification

In a climate of reducing carbon emissions and cutting operating expenditure, BREEAM certification is proving its worth for the retail building sector

PAS 402: How it helps reduce waste in your building project

Paul Cox, Managing Director, Reconomy explains how industry standard PAS 402 is aiding firms to meet their waste management targets

The Bonfield review – a vision for energy efficiency

BSRIA’s Tassos Kougionis outlines the progress made in creating more energy efficient buildings, including the recommendations made in the Bonfield review

Housebuilding agenda should not mean poor performing properties

Simon Storer, Chief Executive, BRUFMA explains why the government's housebuilding agenda should focus on the quality of new builds as well as the quantity

Identifying protected species on site: Why it matters, what to look for, and when to act

The law means any protected species on site must be dealt with appropriately. Stacey Cougill, Managing Director and Ecologist at Eight Associates explains

Embodied carbon guidance launched by the UK-GBC at Ecobuild

The UK Green Building Council has published new embodied carbon guidance that lays out a series of recommendations, including how to approach an assessement

Sustainable drainage systems: are we missing out on the benefits?

Laura Grant, Policy Adviser at the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management outlines why sustainable drainage systems are a vital component of any...

BSRIA announces it will work on the EU Build2Spec project on building performance

BSRIA is to participate in the Horizon 2020 research project Build2Spec, which aims to reduce the gap between the design and performance of a building

Green infrastructure design challenge launched at Ecobuild

The CIBSE and UK Climate Impacts Programme have launched a competition that focuses on green infrastructure design and the challenges this brings

Construction sector can solve some of the major challenges facing government

A new report, set to launch this afternoon, will outline how the construction sector can solve some of the current problems in the UK

Housing improvement programme in Wrexham gets £56.4m funding

A record £56.4m investment will be used for a housing improvement programme to bring Wrexham council housing up to standard

Facilities management department at the University of Bradford labelled an ‘inspiration’

The University of Bradford’s facilities management department has been heralded an inspiration after winning its fourth award

Passivhaus building projects invited to submit entries for UK awards

Innovative Passivhaus building projects are to be recognised and celebrated during an awards ceremony set to be hosted later this year

Failed energy contracts have cost Interserve £160m

The total cost of abandoning failed energy contracts has more than doubled to £160m, construction contractor Interserve has revealed

Building pollution measures could create ‘safe havens’ from urban smog

Proposals for a new Clean Air Act should include urgent action to tackle urban smog by supporting building pollution measures

Energy efficiency in Scotland gets a boost with £11m funding to improve buildings

Scotland’s Energy Efficiency Programme has been given £11m more funding as it moves into the second wave of the scheme

Smart buildings opportunities are being missed by EU countries

European countries are not ready to take advantage of the benefits smart buildings can offer, says new analysis

Computer generated regeneration work showcased by Wrexham Council

Wrexham Council shows how development and improvement works on the Plas Madoc housing estate will look with computer generated regeneration video

Greater effort must be put into delivering SuDS and green infrastructure

More needs to be done to ensure SuDS and green infrastructure are taken into account on all developments

Ground-breaking scheme transforms properties into energy efficient homes

A pilot project has cut energy consumption by over 80 per cent by turning social housing into energy efficient homes A ground-breaking pilot scheme launched...
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