Early engagement with the supply chain helped Sir Robert McAlpine make carbon savings in its London Museum project, explains Simon Leek.

Rising temperatures could have you reaching for the air conditioning controls more often, but there is a better alternative, says Monica Donaldson-Balan.

A large-scale, fully electric energy centre able to heat thousands of homes without the need of having boilers has received planning permission.

A round-up of the most impressive construction pictures from the past month.

A new study looks at the key issues that will shape digital construction in the coming years, in partnership with Digital Construction Week and MCS Rental Software. Justin Stanton analysed…

Ahead of World Sustainability Day on 29 October, Willmott Dixon’s Doug Drewniak says it’s time to time to address the industry’s broken green promises on building performance.

Neil Robinson-Welsh, consultant at ACO Building Drainage, looks at blue roofs as a resource for mitigating the UK’s water crisis.

It’s time for the built environment sector to win back the narrative on net zero.

A landmark agreement between government, regulators and industry has resolved a four-year pause on housing developments in North Sussex.

Donaldson Timber Systems has launched a new training programme to help support offsite timber frame skills.

The City of London Corporation’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce has launched its new industry pledge to help support the recruitment and retention of young and diverse people in ‘green jobs’.

JCB has expanded its range of powered access equipment with two new articulated boom models.

Changes to the world’s leading system for assessing sustainability in the built environment aim to raise the bar even further.

Scottish building materials company Kenoteq has been nominated for Prince William’s Earthshot Prize 2025 after developing a brick made from nearly 100% recycled construction waste.

Plant fibres can increase compressed earth blocks’ strength by 12%, a new study by the University of Portsmouth has found.

Construction professionals committed to sustainability must aim for BREEAM certification in their projects, argues Barrett Harris.

Farrans is targeting zero avoidable waste to landfill by 2030. Victoria Johnston explains the contractor’s approach to ridding projects of plastic waste.

With razor-thin profit margins and rising pressure to cut carbon, construction companies face a critical choice, state Brittany Harris and Jade Cohen of Qflow: chase unstructured sustainability initiatives or unlock far greater gains by improving operational efficiency.