CIC has published a draft competence framework for sustainability in the built environment intended to become a British Standard part of the BS 8670 Competence series.

Cross-party forum aims to support the environmental, social and governance agenda in Parliament and government 

Contractor has adopted sustainable and inclusive PPE that aligns with its “ethos and business goals”

Using waste clay and brick in cement production could reduce the material’s embodied carbon by up to 30%, according to a new report backed by Tarmac.

Civils contractor Mackley has installed a new 16m-long footbridge made with low-carbon materials over the River Medway as part of an Environment Agency project.

Adequate training and plant management are key to reducing operational carbon emissions, veteran plant journalist Peter Haddock tells this month’s episode of the 21CC podcast

Weymouth College has launched a new round of courses dedicated to green skills in construction

The City of York Council Planning Committee has granted permission to build a new six-storey government hub with green features in one the largest brownfield sites in the UK.

Delivering the UK’s homes of the future requires an array of new expertise, while also ensuring the “traditional skills base is retained”

Ahead of this year’s Clayfest from 15-20 July, Louise Cooke from Earth Building UK and Ireland explains why you should think about building with earth on your next project.

Highly sought green-collar jobs are reaching annual salaries of more than £134,000 – but the UK is struggling to fill specialist roles

A recent CIOB client round table asked investors about their appetite for financing greener homes and offices. Sandi Rhys Jones chaired the discussion.

Dr Graham Kelly, managing director at Okana (formerly BIM Academy), discusses how digital transformation and the pace of change in construction can help to attract the next generation of built environment professionals

The Woodland to Workshop course aims to raise awareness of sustainable timber practices

Construction is the single biggest source of greenhouse gases, according to the UN Environment Programme. The resource extraction needed to feed its inputs severely damages habitats and biodiversity. Meanwhile, hundreds of thousands…

The latest in our series on chartered environmentalists features Andrew Muszynski, who details his passion for sustainability and why he believes there is cause for optimism when it comes to environmental issues

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.