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FeaturesThe urgency of now: how can construction meet its green targets?
A report by the Climate Change Committee sets out a host of ambitious carbon reduction targets and points to where resources need to be focused. Thomas Lane looks at three of the areas of most interest to construction and assesses what it will take to meet the targets
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FeaturesNet Zero Live - Time for action
Not before time, construction is getting its act together on reducing carbon emissions, as Jordan Marshall found out at Building’s two-day Net Zero Live conference
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FeaturesHS2's Kay Hughes: 'We see ourselves as catalysts for creative thinking'
The design director of Britain’s biggest - and arguably most controversial - infrastructure project talks about her ambition to leave a legacy of quality structures and landscapes along the route
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FeaturesInfrastructure update: Our hydrogen future
Interest in green hydrogen has escalated rapidly, so what are the benefits and challenges of this highly sustainable energy technology and what would a hydrogen revolution mean for the built environment?
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FeaturesMore questions than answers for national infrastructure bank
While the idea of the new bank has been welcomed across the sector, the devil will be in the detail – which remains largely unknown, Jonathan Owen reports
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FeaturesCOP26: Time to get ready … the world will be watching
The UN conference on climate change – COP26 – in Glasgow this November will be the largest such gathering ever held in the UK. Its significance in the fight against global warming cannot be overestimated
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FeaturesExplainer: the proposed Future Buildings Standard in detail
Long-awaited proposals to make non-domestic buildings greener and more efficient are now out for consultation
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FeaturesExplainer: What the draft Future Homes Standard means for new developments
The government has published the draft version of Part L which comes into force next year. Here are five key points you need to know
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FeaturesCountdown to zero: how can the UK meet its 2050 carbon targets?
To have any chance of getting to net zero carbon by 2050, huge efforts will have to be made in reducing emissions from the built environment. Thomas Lane reports on the industry’s response to the challenge
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FeaturesCost model: CLT frame buildings
The rapidly expanding use of CLT saw its trajectory arrested in the UK by new regulations in the wake of Grenfell, but if safe solutions can be found then the material offers considerable cost and climate advantages over more traditional frame solutions. Alinea breaks down the costs