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.

Barratt Developments and Saint-Gobain are building a futuristic house to test its performance against extreme temperatures and climatic conditions.

An industry fuel-saving ‘tournament’ is one of the ideas in draft proposals put forward by the construction industry to help slash diesel use by 78% by 2035.

A coalition of construction industry bodies has launched a call for evidence to help develop the UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (NZCBS).

Digital construction has a “critical” role to play in achieving net zero in the built environment, according to Skanska UK’s head of environment technical.

A round-up of BIM and digital construction stories that you might have missed in the past week.

Swarm construction robots have 3d-printed an underground structure for what is claimed to be the first time.

Laing O’Rourke says it has a “key role” to play in delivering the word’s net-zero ambitions post-covid.

BAM’s UK and Ireland businesses have accelerated their carbon reduction targets.

Former energy minister Chris Skidmore has launched an independent review of net zero delivery by 2050.