As he nears the end of a long career in UK defence, Peter Egan believes the sector can be a leading client for sustainable best practice in the built environment.

The construction industry needs to accelerate training of heat pump installers if it is to keep carbon reduction on schedule for hitting the net zero target by 2050.

Mace will be refurbishing a building in the City of London with the aim of minimising its embodied carbon through the recycling and repurposing of materials and the removal of fossil fuels.

Buro Happold’s embodied carbon consultant gives an insight into why she was attracted to her present role and offers advice to youngsters considering a career in construction

How do you enhance the environmental credentials of a stately home that dates back more than three centuries?

Basingstoke College of Technology’s (BCoT) has a newly completed training centre that will allow students and local businesses to become equipped with knowledge and skills in renewable technologies such as…

The Guide to Sustainability in the Built Environment has been published to help construction professionals embrace sustainable practices

The Chartered Institute of Building has published a new sustainability guide for built environment professionals.

The government has postponed the planned introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirement for new building projects.

From creating new low carbon tools to building a TikTok community, no two days are the same for Ramboll’s head of sustainability

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.

The built environment’s sector progress on climate change has come to a standstill, Paul Morrell has said in an interview with Cohesive’s chief value officer David Philp at this year Digital Construction Summit.

Chartered environmentalist Amanda Williams has been appointed to the newly created position

CIOB has appointed Amanda Williams to the new role of head of environmental sustainability.

Researchers from the RMIT in Australia have developed a method to make concrete 30% stronger with recycled coffee grounds.

Morgan Sindall Construction and European Metal Recycling (EMR) have announced a new partnership which will benefit local causes  

Scientists have argued that a ULEZ for buildings – as well as vehicles – is necessary to reduce air pollution. Hugh Franklin examines how such a scheme would work in practice.

Zainab Anwar and Olivia Jenkins consider the potential value of multiple AI-driven technologies on construction projects. Since the government announced plans to achieve an AI-driven economy that sees the UK…