Sustainability Focus – Page 2
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FeaturesSustainability: The London Plan
Clara Bagenal George of Elementa Consulting and Adam Mactavish of Currie Brown review the energy policies in the draft new London Plan and assess their implications for new development
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FeaturesSustainability - productive workplace
With UK productivity lagging, the workplace environment can be a critical factor in driving improvements. How should you evaluate and improve workplace productivity?
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FeaturesInterserve counting the cost of energy-from-waste exit: where did it go wrong?
Interserve has admitted that the cost of quitting the energy-from-waste sector would cost it close to £200m. How on earth did it get into this mess?
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FeaturesSustainability - office energy saving
As the introduction of the MEES regulations draws closer, it can be difficult to know which energy-saving measures offer the best returns in commercial buildings
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FeaturesSustainability: Sustainable retail
Sustainable retail buildings present a major opportunity to provide improved quality and a better experience for employees, shoppers and communities
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FeaturesWellness: WELL Building Standard
The WELL Building Standard focuses solely on a building’s impact on people
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FeaturesSustainability: Dropping the ball
Environmentalists have been alarmed by Trump’s reversal of US climate change policies and signs that Brexit has diverted the UK government away from sustainability priorities
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FeaturesSustainability: Zero-carbon London
The London Plan has specific sustainability targets which affect development in the city
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FeaturesEcobuild 2017: Regeneration now
The construction industry is in the throes of a major drive to renew and revive communities - but how is it best done? Ecobuild 2017 next week will attempt to address this question
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FeaturesSustainability: Efficient offices
How do you create an energy-efficient office that is cost effective and great for the workforce?
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FeaturesSustainability: The housing ‘trilemma’
How can the UK deliver the volume of new homes required without sacrificing wellbeing or environmental performance?
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FeaturesSustainability Project of the Year shortlist
The Building Awards shortlist for Sustainability Project of the Year highlights some exceptional schemes that have innovation at their core and keep a responsible eye on the future. Ike Ijeh takes a sneak peek
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FeaturesInterview: NG Bailey's David Hurcomb
David Hurcomb talks to Building on why he’s not fazed by the last-minute delay to go ahead with Hinkley, how the UK needs to get on with Heathrow expansion and the virtues of working for a privately owned company
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FeaturesSustainable sailor: Land Rover BAR
The Land Rover BAR sailing team have embedded sustainability into not just its new base building but also its core ethos
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FeaturesSustainability: The new normal
To launch the programme for next year’s show and its central question of redefining sustainability for the construction industry, Ecobuild gathered a panel of experts to debate the question of what sustainability means to them, and to our industry
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FeaturesOffices of the future: Where now for Don Draper?
The office has come a long way since the days of Mad Men, but what could it look like in 10 or 20 years’ time? Well, hot-desking, wellbeing measures and remote working will all flourish. But alas, there’ll be no return of the drinks cabinet
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FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM
BREEAM certification is becoming an increasingly used standard requirement on city buildings. But does it pay?
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FeaturesSustainability: Energy efficiency
We all know the benefits of energy efficiency in buildings, yet the amount of investment in carbon reduction is still well below the level needed to hit upcoming targets
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FeaturesConstruction materials: Past our peak?
It turns out that the construction industry is using substantially less ‘stuff’ than it was 15 years ago. Is this a blip or a victory for resource-efficiency?
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms’ business model anyway?