People UK engineering firms lack skills for climate change resilience, survey finds New research has raised serious concerns about engineering education and industry’s capability to respond to climate change
Technical BSI concrete standard changed to promote decarbonisation The traditional ‘recipe’ for making concrete in the UK has undergone its biggest revision since the 1980s, to help reduce the carbon impact of construction.
News Scientists create almost carbon-neutral bricks A company has produced its first carbon-neutral brick prototype following 18 months of research.
People Sustainability is a priority for jobseekers, survey shows Just over 90% of Mace’s clients believe a company’s sustainability efforts would impact their decision to join it
News Majority of Mace clients say decarbonisation progress has stalled Ninety percent of Mace’s clients believe that construction’s progress on decarbonisation hasn’t improved from previous years.
Opinion Six key construction issues to look out for at COP28 Time is running out and we must commit to decisive action on decarbonising buildings at COP28, writes Amanda Williams.
Opinion Four ways defence can lead construction’s net-zero drive 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.
News Heat pump installer training needs to ‘pick up pace’ 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.
News Mace to lead green refurbishment of Foster-designed City office 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.
People Job spotlight: embodied carbon consultant, Buro Happold 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
CIOB Community Chatsworth House: charting a sustainable future How do you enhance the environmental credentials of a stately home that dates back more than three centuries?
People New training centre set to boost green skills in construction 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…
People CIOB launches sustainability guide for the built environment The Guide to Sustainability in the Built Environment has been published to help construction professionals embrace sustainable practices
News CIOB launches sustainability guide for the built environment The Chartered Institute of Building has published a new sustainability guide for built environment professionals.
News Biodiversity net gain rules for new developments delayed The government has postponed the planned introduction of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) requirement for new building projects.
People Job spotlight: Brogan MacDonald, Ramboll From creating new low carbon tools to building a TikTok community, no two days are the same for Ramboll’s head of sustainability
News ‘Baffling’: construction reaction to Sunak’s net zero U-turn 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.
Video Video | Climate situation ‘desperate’, says Paul Morrell 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.
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