Arup and the Mayor of London have published new research highlighting the benefits of retrofitting roofs with solar or reflective panels to make London more resilient to increasing temperatures.

Featuring a striking canopy structure, the River Ness Hydroelectric generation project is both a geometrically complex build and also a key part of the local infrastructure. Hasson Engineering Solutions needed Trimble’s Tekla Structures to bring the complex vision to life.

Tackling construction skills shortages will require the sector to rethink how it connects with potential recruits

Climate change engagement is a problem in construction because everyone thinks someone else is going to do it – but no one does it effectively. This is where coaching comes in, writes David Stockdale.

Young designers have been challenged to retrofit homes and old or vacant buildings into more energy efficient dwellings.

Climate change engagement is a problem in construction because everyone thinks someone else is going to do it – but no one does it effectively. This is where coaching comes in, writes David Stockdale.

With heavy rainfall becoming more commonplace, do construction contracts make provision for weather-related delays? Laura Lintott explains

Construction has an important role in ensuring new and existing buildings protect people from scorching summers and freezing winters, says Caroline Gumble. Earlier this summer we experienced the hottest day…

Aggregate Industries has deployed PODFather’s electronic ticketing system across its concrete products division to improve site logistics.

Our addiction to consumption is causing climate change and putting future generations at risk, warns David Stockdale

CIOB professionals must be credible leaders of climate mitigation and adaptation projects, argues David Stockdale.

One hundred years after Sir Ernest Shackleton’s final expedition to the Antarctic, a Costain consultant will be making the same journey.

Project teams are counting the carbon footprint of materials too late. Engaging with suppliers at the early stages of the design process to consider the implications of material selection makes much more sense, says Emma Hines.

The government’s proposed green alternative to gas heating is inferior to traditional boilers, the business and energy secretary has admitted, as he insisted that heat pumps were not “much worse” than the technology they are designed to replace.

With the next UN COP26 just five months away, it is more important than ever that professional bodies work closely with policymakers to facilitate the built environment’s transition to net zero.