Sustainability Focus – Page 4
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FeaturesInterview: Paul King
Outgoing head of the UK Green Building Council Paul King sees an industry in large part willing to deliver the government’s green agenda. Unfortunately, the government itself has so badly undermined its own policies, the sector is no longer sure what that agenda is any more
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FeaturesA sustainable future
Is implementing green policies a must for the future, or an unnecessary cost in an industry just back from the brink of recession? Four corners of the sector have their say
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FeaturesSustainability: BREEAM in new offices
Sweett Group looks at the costs of achieving different ratings under the BREEAM 2014 certification for new offices
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FeaturesMaking waves: Plymouth Marine Laboratory
Moving-floor technology may seem the stuff of fictional super-villain lairs, but the leading hydrodynamics laboratory at Plymouth University has employed the technology to support one of the largest energy wave test sites in the world
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FeaturesZero Carbon Hub report: Performance gap in new homes
The ‘performance gap’ between the design of new homes and their as-built energy use can no longer be ignored. And according to the Zero Carbon Hub, the only answer is to fundamentally shake up the way that the industry works
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FeaturesThe rise of cross-laminated timber
The first wall of Cambourne College, Cambridge is erected. Initial construction of Wenlock Road.
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FeaturesThe recyclable house
Technology used to build the world’s largest McDonald’s is being adapted to build temporary, highly flexible, 100% recyclable housing in Holland. Could the model be brought here to solve the UK’s affordable housing crisis?
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FeaturesSustainability: Minimum energy performance standards for commercial buildings
From April 2018, all rented properties must meet a prescribed minimum energy performance standard. Adam Mactavish of Sweett Group, Charles Woollam of SIAM and Sarah Sayce, emeritus professor of Kingston University, discuss the implications
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FeaturesWhat's been the impact of the Green Construction Board?
As the Green Construction Board marks its second birthday, not everyone has found reasons to celebrate. But the board’s defenders point to impressive delivery of a 162-point action plan. Now it needs to convince others it can make a difference
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FeaturesBuilding Award Winners: Sustainable project of the year
There were several trailblazing projects in this category, but Skanska and Hopkins Architects’ Brent Civic Centre stands out for redefining the humble council office as a beacon of low-energy design
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FeaturesAgenda 15: Green priorities
In the latest in our series on Building’s Agenda 15 campaign ahead of the next election, and fresh from the Ecobuild sustainability event, we report on what the industry wants the government to do about green regulation
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FeaturesFlooding: 'We're planning for the wrong future'
As recent events have starkly illustrated, the UK can no longer ignore the growing risk of floods. But what can planners and designers do to manage our rising water levels? Here four of the country’s leading experts give their views
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FeaturesEcobuild Building Performance and BIM highlights: Thursday 6 March
Robert Cohen previews his talk at Ecobuild
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FeaturesEcobuild Green Energy Zone highlights: Thursday 6 March
Dr Tim Fox previews his talk at Ecobuild
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FeaturesEcobuild Building Performance and BIM Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Munish Datta previews his talk in the Building Perfomance and BIM content zone
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FeaturesEcobuild Future Cities Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Dr Tristan Kershaw and Tony Barrett preview their talks
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FeaturesEcobuild Green Energy Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Rachel Coxcoon previews her talk at Ecobuild
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FeaturesEcobuild Retrofit and Refurbishment Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Stephen Passmore of the Energy Saving Trust previews his talk
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FeaturesEcobuild Water, Waste and Materials Zone highlights: Wednesday 5 March
Peter Wilder of Wilder Associates previews his talk at Ecobuild
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FeaturesThames Barrier: The day after tomorrow
With much of the Thames Valley looking like something out of a disaster movie this winter, arguments are raging over whether the Thames Barrier can cope with the consequences of climate change - or whether it’s time to start thinking about building a new one