The Chartered Institute of Building is appealing to metro mayor candidates to prioritise construction career opportunities and retrofitting of building stock

The Timber TED short courses aim to help construction professionals respond to the climate crisis

Kirsty Shrubsall explains why passion and communication skills are crucial in her role as head of sustainability at Sir Robert McAlpine

Insight from employers and apprentices is helping to shape Scotland’s apprenticeship framework

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 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.