Balfour Beatty has trialled using a fully electric-powered fleet in one of its sites as part of its carbon reduction targets.

A village in Cornwall has started getting its energy from a shared network of ground-source heat pumps, in what is thought to be the first project of its kind.

The pump industry has called on the government to clamp down on the large numbers of non-compliant central heating pumps being imported into the UK.

New research suggests that 175 million tonnes of CO2 could be captured annually during the process of crushing rocks for construction if mechanochemical processing of silicate rocks was used instead of current methods.

CIOB has added its support to a charter by Scotland’s Construction Quality Improvement Collaborative that prioritises quality in construction.

Commercial property developer Landsec has been given the green light to start the next phase of its net-zero redevelopment in London’s Bankside.

A new report has found that a retrofitting strategy for historic buildings can boost the economy and help the UK achieve its net zero goals.

The timber industry has set out its plan to meet the 2050 net zero challenge, with transport and more local sourcing a key focus, writes Charlie Law.

Regulations taking action on embodied carbon are on their way. John Wallace explores whether the proposals.

The world’s first net-zero Portland cement industrial trial has launched in the UK.

Tales of low-carbon concrete abound, but what exactly does that mean? Kristina Smith looks at what’s in the mix.

The Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard aims to provide a single benchmark for addressing carbon reduction across the built environment. Its new chair, David Partridge, explains.

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

Investing in net zero today will be cheaper than delaying and will increase economic as well as climate benefits, claims the government’s net zero tsar. The Liz Truss government appointed…

A mentoring programme from Grosvenor Property UK is helping SMEs in its supply chain reduce their carbon emissions.  

Hydrogen will only have a “specific but limited” role in decarbonising the economy and is “not practically or economically viably” for heating homes in the short or medium term, MPs have concluded.

The five-year partnership will deliver up to 300 net zero carbon homes in the south of England each year. It will build the first homes in 2023.

Kier has mandated the use of Battery Storage Units (BSUs) as the main source of electricity for its site operations, backed up by generators.