With the Climate Change Committee warning that, 20 years after the passage of the Climate Change Act, the UK remains poorly prepared for the physical risks brought about by climate change, Lee Adcock, group sustainability director at Genuit Group, argues that climate adaptation in the built environment increasingly comes down to delivery capability, rather than policy ambition alone.
Gerry Hogan, director at Collective Architecture, explores how data is key to delivering better, healthier homes, improving health outcomes and building resilience to energy price volatility.
Oliver Lawton, co-founder of the Copper Sustainability Partnership, explores the reliance on plastic waste in construction and why its environmental impact must be considered.
Anna Gibson, product manager at EGGER UK, shares how material specification, responsible sourcing, and manufacturer choice can help project teams design for longevity and improve whole-life sustainability.
Britain is baking again. But before the country bolts a cooling box to every wall, the construction industry needs to ask if it’s got it right about building design, says Sunil Pandita, chief division officer Planning & Design and Digital Twin Business Unit, Nemetschek Group.
Daniel Beadle, associate director at Pexhurst, delves into climate risk for the UK's existing building stock, discussing what the industrial and logistics industry can do to mitigate it and set warehouses up for the future.
LCBI, the first pan-European standard for whole life-cycle carbon measurement of buildings, has announced the launch of its dedicated certification for logistics assets in ten European countries.
The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard offers a credible framework to define and verify decarbonisation, but changes to the NPPF essentially prevent it being mandated locally – so should it be embedded nationally? Fiona Lomas-Holt, head of sustainability & ESG at Turley, takes a look.
The next phase of UK housing retrofit will not be judged only by how many heat pumps, insulation systems, solar panels or ventilation units are installed. It will be judged by whether upgraded homes actually perform: lower carbon, healthier to occupy, resilient in summer, affordable to run and properly commissioned after handover, writes Harshul Singhal, building scientists and doctoral researcher at Brunel University of London.
Elliott Meighan, energy solutions consultant, Equity Energies, explores the impact of the Ofgem connection fee on the construction industry and why it favours readiness over finance
Joseph Lazell, partner, building services at Cundall, explores how the UK's evolving heat network policy and regulations are changing the way developments are designed and delivered.
