All sustainability articles – Page 2
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News
Government announces £553m investment to improve energy efficiency in public buildings
Kew Gardens, National Football Museum and Nottingham’s Queens Medical Centre among beneficiaries
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Comment
We now have no excuse for failing to build more sustainable buildings
Making the right material choices, getting the landscaping right, improving green specifications… There are so many ways for developers and contractors to achieve high-performance buildings
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Features
CobBauge: what on earth is going on?
An Anglo-French alliance is using subsoil and straw to demonstrate how low energy construction on housing projects can be made commercially viable. Thomas Lane reports
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Features
The new Black & White Building: a clear case for timber
The Office Group’s first new-build project will be London’s tallest timber office building when it completes next year
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Comment
Politicians have failed so it’s over to industry to take the lead
After two years of build-up and two weeks of debate, COP26 is over having achieved depressingly little in terms of meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis
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Comment
We should focus on building up better
Building on top of existing buildings is an inherently sustainable concept. It avoids the demolition and rebuilding of substantial embodied carbon and offers the chance to intensify and diversify areas that already have infrastructure in place. Tim Burgess of VOP Group explains
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Comment
My hopes and fears for construction ahead of COP26
In just over two weeks’ time, the UK is set to host the biggest international conference on climate change in history. When COP26 lands in Glasgow on 31 October, the eyes of the world will rest firmly on this country and our progress towards net zero carbon.
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Features
How construction can (help to) save the world, part 3
Our series featuring suggestions from experts on ways for the industry to tackle climate change continues, this time with a focus on what professionals can do
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Features
How construction can (help to) save the world, part 2
Continuing our series featuring proposals from industry experts on how to tackle the climate crisis with action, here are several that take a materials-focused approach
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Features
How construction can (help to) save the world
As part of our countdown to the Cop26 conference in Glasgow in November, we put out a call across the industry asking people to identify one idea that could effect positive change. This is the first in a series of their responses
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Features
Steel sustainability FAQs
The British Constructional Steelwork Association and Steel for Life, with the support of the Steel Construction Institute, have produced answers to 11 frequently asked questions from specifiers on steel, sustainability and climate change
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Comment
Countdown to COP26: Timber is a panacea but use it wisely
Timber is widely regarded as the obvious solution in the quest for a sustainable construction material, but it is not as simple as that
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Features
Wolfson College, Oxford: first-class graduates in energy efficiency
Wolfson College in Oxford has set out to cut 75% of emissions on its main estate by March next year and plans to be net zero by 2030
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Features
Kingston Cycle Hub: no ordinary bike shed
Kingston council has spent £32m upgrading the borough’s cycling facilities, including a stylish storage hub beside the railway station with secure space for 400 bicycles. Could this be the direction of travel across the country?
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Features
What are we going to do about concrete?
One of the most versatile materials on the planet, concrete is also one of the most polluting. But pressure is growing on the cement industry to come up with ways to reduce its carbon footprint
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Comment
Countdown to COP26: Getting back to nature should be the first consideration of sustainable design
There are many challenges when building in an urban setting, but resolving them using on-site natural resources is good for the environment and good for the wellbeing of those who live or work there
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News
Architect proposes ‘live’ material passports to reduce construction waste
Orms initiative would allow data on materials within existing buildings to be scanned with phones
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News
Levitt Bernstein given green light for £22m Passivhaus housing scheme
Newham scheme designed with small windows to reduce overheating
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Features
Explainer: 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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Features
What the Future Buildings Standard means for the industry
The consultation on reducing energy use in non domestic buildings has been a long time coming. We examine the implications of the main proposals
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