Energy & Sustainability

As we all embrace the challenges of delivering net zero carbon buildings by 2050, the London Energy Transformation Initiative’s (LETI) new Client Guide for Net Zero Carbon Buildings pulls together key information from a number of LETI publications and gives advice on how to put the client, and the funders, at the centre of the project and encourages them to commit to a net zero carbon project.

Ahead of the 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), taking place in Glasgow later this week, CROSS UK has developed a theme page to allow building professionals to share their experiences of climate emergency related safety issues for others to learn from.

George Adams, SPIE UK’s Director of Energy and Engineering, says change the built environment of today for a sustainable future

An Oxfordshire business that designs and builds ultra-low-carbon modular buildings has opened a new factory. Green Unit, which started life producing eco-buildings in farm sheds, has found a new home in a converted hangar

The CSIC plans to transform public spaces into sustainable office hubs through MMC

The Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) opened in August

Proactively sharing solutions throughout the built environment sector as well as government bodies across the globe will help to tackle the climate crisis

Matt Lewy, Energy Partner at law firm Womble Bond Dickinson, summarises the regulatory developments around net zero, carbon capture and hydrogen

The UK government wants up to 3m homes to be powered by hydrogen by 2030 as part of its decarbonisation strategy

PAS 2035 ushers in a new standard for low carbon retrofit projects. Stuart Fairlie, Managing Director of Elmhurst Energy, discusses it with Ashley Crawford, Chief Executive of Complete Certification Ltd.

Building Engineer speaks to Andy Mitchell, Director of Energy Services at Stroma, about how the new Part L1A document signals the start of a new era in net-zero carbon-ready dwellings.

Matthew Barnett Howland’s research into sustainable building materials has led him to design and construct a house made from cork blocks

Biodiversity should be considered at the earliest stages of planning to help reverse habitat decline, says the National House Building Council

Natural England’s scheme to conserve great crested newts and promote sustainable development

A school to learn in and learn from: how environmentally sound building practices form a key part of education and learning

Learn about the growing importance of Environmental Product Declarations in the construction industry, and how they directly affect products selected, with a series of lunchtime webinars from the BPF Pipes Group.

The Environment Agency (EA) is becoming increasingly aware that plastic film and wrap from the construction and demolition sector is being illegally exported.

To meet the ambitious energy efficiency targets for buildings across the world, the construction industry needs to change the way it thinks about sustainability.

Rewilding and wildlife habitat creation are part of a raft of measures to mitigate and reduce the nitrate impact of planned housing in the Solent region

The Institution of Structural Engineers’ 2021 Structural Awards Shortlist, features 53 outstanding projects worldwide. This year, sustainability will be at the heart of the judging process.