CIOB members are keen to create a positive and forward-looking industry and the sector is ready for more progression as the new year begins, writes Caroline Gumble.

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

Only one fifth of large consultancy clients (19%) and a quarter (24%) of SME clients ask for net zero compatible design, despite a growing focus on cutting carbon emissions in the UK as COP26 continues.

Camping out in central London or gluing yourself to the M25 is not the only way to save the planet. Ahead of cop26, Kristina Smith meets construction’s own climate change warriors to find out about their roles in reducing carbon emissions.

A total of 17 exemplary sustainable projects will feature in a virtual exhibition during COP26, the UN Climate Change Conference.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has hailed a “fantastic opportunity” for one young construction professional (aged 18-35) to co-chair a Construction Leadership Council (CLC) event at the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26 in Glasgow next month.

The UN Climate Change Conference later this year will scrutinise the built environment’s sustainability credentials like never before.