UK Research and Innovation has named Zijing Li, the co-founder of a company implementing biomimetic self-healing concrete technologies, as one of the UK’s leading women entrepreneurs.

What makes a compelling construction sustainability report?

Climate change engagement is a problem in construction because everyone thinks someone else is going to do it – but no one does it effectively. This is where coaching comes in, writes David Stockdale.

The Welsh government is showcasing technology to provide solar energy to blocks of flats and wants to encourage developers to install more.

Collaboration and working with experts is how Morgan Sindall’s head of social value and sustainability progresses her role and, she says, it’s the way forward for the industry too.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is looking for a head of environmental sustainability.

Climate change engagement is a problem in construction because everyone thinks someone else is going to do it – but no one does it effectively. This is where coaching comes in, writes David Stockdale.

CM asks Dr Mark Key MCIOB about his new book Building Regulations, Codes and Standards: A guide for safe, sustainable and healthy development.

Developers will no longer automatically have the right to connect to existing drainage networks unless they have an approved sustainable drainage system (SuDS) in place.

Already committed to sustainability and circularity, tool manufacturer Hilti is taking its efforts to the next level.

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

A consortium of researchers is examining the suitability of English timber for use in construction.

Looming recession may make clients and contractors reassess the business case for sustainability investments. But it’s vital not be thrown off course, argues Kris Hudson.

Caron Johnson is sustainable construction lead for the MoJ’s New Prison expansion plan, a £4bn programme to deliver 18.000 new prison places.

Canadian construction company Nidus3D has completed work on North America’s first 3D-printed two-storey building in Ontario. The 2,300 sq ft structure contains a studio on the ground floor and a…

Construction has an important role in ensuring new and existing buildings protect people from scorching summers and freezing winters, says Caroline Gumble. Earlier this summer we experienced the hottest day…

Kier is the latest major construction company to try out air-purifying paint.

There will be obligations for construction companies to improve their water efficiency under the new Environment Act.