The construction industry has reacted with disappointment and confusion to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s announcement that the government will delay implementation of many net zero policies.

Construction needs a holistic approach to net zero if it wants to meet its targets, writes Pablo Cristi Worm.

Tech firm Cohesive and CIOB assembled a panel of experts, including low-carbon working group Zero, to discuss how digital tools can help a faster transition towards net zero.

Developer Hines has submitted a planning application for a mixed development by the river Thames designed by Foster and Partners and consultants Lipton Rogers Developments.

steel-framed buildings Existing buildings can be reused and repurposed, rather than demolished in favour of new-build, and steel-framed structures provide many examples of how this is possible, writes Martin Cooper.

Sir Robert McAlpine has cut emissions and fuel by 85% in five live tower cranes on one of its construction projects during a four-month period by using hybrid energy sources.

National Highways has launched one of the UK’s largest ever purchases of low-carbon hydrogen ever bought in the UK to reduce the carbon footprint of the Lower Thames Crossing.

Two British companies have launched what they claim it is the world’s first hydrogen-powered boom lift.

A new report by the cross-party Public Accounts Committee says that the government’s lack of coherent and integrated decarbonisation plans are jeopardising the country’s net zero objectives.

Government and industry have launched a plan to eliminate 78% of diesel machinery from UK’s construction sites by 2035.

Balfour Beatty, Galliford Try and Morgan Sindall Group are to trial new technology which could provide automated, real-time reporting of scope 3 carbon emissions.

Retrofitting and recycling will help cut construction’s carbon footprint – but too often we overlook the safety risks in the process, says Lesley McLeod.

Professor Saul Humphrey says a change in mindset is needed if the construction sector wants to succeed in its retrofitting mission.

Researchers have developed an ultra-low carbon construction material made with sugarcane fibres that could be used instead of brick and concrete.

Willmott Dixon has been using air-purifying paint in the construction site of its new office building in London.

Premierline explores what the construction industry needs to see in order to keep the COP27 agreement.

Zero, the carbon- and innovation-focused working group, has launched its interactive playbook for net-zero construction.

Skanska has begun a trial of a plug-in electric drilling rig to work on HS2, which it claims is a world first.