The environment and climate change need to be taken seriously to preserve the world for future generations, says chartered environmentalist Sam Dibaj

The retrofit of our existing buildings means overcoming some major technical challenges, says Sir Robert McAlpine’s Mike O’Donnell, which is where construction’s problem-solving capability comes in.

A community site in Blackpool will become the first project in the UK to use permeable concrete developed from seashells.

Oxford United Football Club has announced plans to build what it says would be the first stadium in the country powered solely by electricity.

New rules on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) come into effect today after a three-month delay, with warnings that this has caused uncertainty in the built environment sector.

Dr Joanna Poon FCIOB, associate professor and head of discipline, built environment, at the University of Derby, is working in the vanguard of sustainability and is passionate about embedding that into teaching

What should construction managers know about the new BS 8500 concrete standard and limestone fines? CM asks Elaine Toogood, director for architecture and sustainable design, at The Concrete Centre.

Built environment professionals will gather from 5-7 March at London’s ExCeL to discuss solutions for some of the most urgent sustainability challenges in the industry.

The UK’s largest cohousing development offers a new template for sustainable construction and eco living. Will Mann visited the project.

The way nutrient loads are calculated must be changed if we want to end the current hiatus in housebuilding, writes Stephen Wielebski.

Nearly 400 job openings have been announced to support key projects addressing climate change and the energy transition

As part of Britain’s net zero strategy, frameworks will deliver much of the country’s massive retrofit programme, but how do you access this work if you are an SME? Jennifer Castle, chief operating officer at LHC Procurement Group, explains the process.

New research has raised serious concerns about engineering education and industry’s capability to respond to climate change

The traditional ‘recipe’ for making concrete in the UK has undergone its biggest revision since the 1980s, to help reduce the carbon impact of construction.

A company has produced its first carbon-neutral brick prototype following 18 months of research.

Just over 90% of Mace’s clients believe a company’s sustainability efforts would impact their decision to join it

Ninety percent of Mace’s clients believe that construction’s progress on decarbonisation hasn’t improved from previous years.

Time is running out and we must commit to decisive action on decarbonising buildings at COP28, writes Amanda Williams.