Researchers at the University of Cambridge have developed a process for recycling cement which could allow the production of low-emission concrete at scale.

The six shortlisted entries that made it to the Delivering Sustainability with Digital Innovation category of this year’s Digital Construction Awards.

CIOB is partnering with sustainability production company Content with Purpose to create a digital series exploring the relationship between construction and nature.

For Water Saving Week 2024, Amanda Williams call on more incentives and tougher targets for water efficiency in the built environment.

Amanda Williams, CIOB head of environmental sustainability, is set to provide an introduction to CIOB’s global activities under the sustainability theme at a member-exclusive online event in June.

Caroline Gumble recalls a presentation by Saul Humphrey FCIOB where he spoke to students about the importance of sustainability in decision-making.

On Earth Day, Dave Edwards asks questions about the ethical and environmental impact of PV panels, their manufacture, use and disposal.

With a 40-year career in construction to build on, Saul Humphrey is on a mission to embed sustainable practice into the industry.

BNG rules in England have been extended to small developments, following their delayed introduction for major developments in February.

Last month, CIOB’s head of environmental sustainability, Amanda Williams, interviewed Hudson Worsley, chair of Australia’s Materials & Embodied Carbon Leaders’ Alliance (Mecla).

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.