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A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English timber in the built environment

English timber could be untapped natural resource in UK built environment

A consortium of experts in timber construction and engineering is exploring ways to boost the use of English timber in the built environment.
A high rise building under construction in Eko Atlantic City, Lagos, Nigeria, West Africa. The manifesto for a sustainable built environment in Africa aims to optimise such projects.

WGBC launches manifesto for a sustainable built environment in Africa

The Africa Regional Network of the World Green Building Council has launched a manifesto for the development of a sustainable built environment in Africa.
McKinsey has launched a new cross-sector coalition of industry stakeholders named as the Net Zero Built Environment Council

Net Zero Built Environment Council launched by McKinsey

McKinsey has launched a new cross-sector coalition of industry stakeholders named as the Net Zero Built Environment Council.
sustainable built environment

WorldGBC launches new industry guide on Climate Change Resilience in the...

The WorldGBC has launched today (26 October 2022) a new industry guide on ‘Climate Change Resilience in the Built Environment’, which illustrates effective and practical steps which can be taken to adapt and build resilience to the changing climate.
aerial view of futurebuild conference, building a better-built environment theme

Building a better-built environment: Taking a stand for a more sustainable...

It’s time to take a stand for a better-built environment and net zero outcomes, says Martin Hurn, event director of Futurebuild.
Ahead of COP27, World Green Building Week 2022 calls on the global building and construction sectors to accelerate uptake of low carbon built environment solutions

World Green Building Week 2022 puts people at the heart of...

Ahead of COP27, World Green Building Week 2022 calls on the global building and construction sectors to accelerate uptake of low carbon built environment solutions.
The concept of the evolution of BIM

The evolution of BIM in the built environment

Gary Meechan, design manager at SPIE, looks how BIM is evolving in the built environment beyond the foundation of 3D modelling.
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Apollo Protocol: Manufacturing and built environment sectors join forces in connected...

The Apollo Protocol will support cross-sector digital twins that will enable each sector to be more sustainable, innovative and cost-effective. Henry Fenby-Taylor of the IET’s Built Environment Panel takes a look.
sustainable built environment concept. BPTW Architects, Isha Housing, Shakespeare, London, E9

Building for a better tomorrow: How can the sector deliver a...

Construction is facing big questions about productivity and sustainability. How it responds will define the future of the industry and the future of the planet. David Wigglesworth, managing director at SFS UK, the global leader in building envelopes, looks at what the sector can do to safeguard the future and deliver a sustainable built environment.
Making changes in the built environment is necessary after finding weaknesses exposed by COVID-19

How can we build a healthier built environment post Covid-19?

Professor Peter Guthrie OBE FREng, vice-president of the Royal Academy of Engineering, discusses its call for transformational changes across the built environment and its underlying regulatory framework in response to the weaknesses uncovered by the Covid-19 pandemic.
built environment sustainability mission 

BE-ST and UKGBC announce built environment sustainability mission

BE-ST has announced a new partnership with UKGBC Scotland, with a shared built environment sustainability mission.
women in the built environment

Championing the next generation of women in the built environment

When you think of an industry historically dominated by men, the built environment sector may be one of the first that comes to mind. Sarah Towers, operations manager at SPIE UK, explores how the sector can champion the next generation of women in the built environment.
social value

Social value goes to the very heart of the built environment’s...

Following the publication of its new social value toolkit, UKGBC's Simon McWhirter discusses the growing focus on social value in the industry and why it must be integrated throughout any built environment project.
safety in the built environment

Supporting compliance and safety in the built environment

With construction facing an increasingly complex regulatory system, the Construction Innovation Hub help firms navigate the evolving landscape.
net zero carbon-built environment

How construction utilises renewable energy to create a net zero carbon-built...

Anthony Maguire, director of Longevity Power, explores how the construction industry is utilising renewable energy to achieve a net zero carbon-built environment.
guidance toolkit

UKGBC publish guidance toolkit to scale delivery of built environment

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today published a guidance toolkit prioritising the delivery of social value across built environment projects.
decarbonising the built environment

BPF sets out plans for decarbonising the built environment with its...

The British Property Federation (BPF) has announced that it is developing plans for a Net Zero Pledge that will unite its members decarbonising the built environment and achieving net zero by 2050.
visual intelligence

How can visual intelligence help develop a more sustainable built environment?

Linda Wade, CEO of the visual digital twin platform, Spinview, explores how visual intelligence can unlock the value of buildings and infrastructure data and contribute to sustainable built environment goals.
more sustainable built environment

The countdown to a more sustainable built environment with Futurebuild 2022

Futurebuild, the event that’s championed a more sustainable built environment for the past 16 years, returns to the ExCeL London from 1-3 March 2022. The net zero pioneer has curated an event that will connect specifiers, decision makers and disruptors with over 300 leading brands who are developing technologies and services to transform the built environment.
built environment sector

How digital technologies can contribute to the built environment’s drive to...

Digital technologies such as BIM and digital twins can play a key role in supporting the built environment sector's drive to net zero, say Shivani Soni and Daniel Giddins of Microdesk.

Closing the built environment gender gap with women into construction

The need to improve gender diversity within the construction industry has been at the forefront of conversations for some time. Morgan Sindall explains the importance of closing the gender gap, and bringing more women into construction.
embodied carbon

Securing the built environment’s future with carbon tracking

As the construction industry continues moving towards a more sustainable future, tracking the amount of carbon embedded in building products will be crucial to companies becoming more environmentally friendly. Andrew Stolworthy, Director of Product and Market Development of SFS, explains what the industry needs to do to on this journey.
the built environment

COP26: What is next for the built environment?

George Adams, Director of Energy and Engineering, SPIE UK, shares his insights into how the built environment can co-operate to meet the crucial ambition of reaching net zero by 2050.
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The built environment: Putting the future in the frame

A new Digital Capabilities Framework from the Construction Innovation Hub aims to support and nurture the digital capabilities of early career professionals across built environment disciplines. Henry Fenby-Taylor, information management delivery lead, explains.
Digital solutions, buildings

Shaping the built environment means shaping our world

Buildings and structures influence society and digital solutions play a crucial role - they are more than stones, concrete, steel, wood or glass.
digitalisation in the built environment

The human side of digitalisation in the built environment

We spoke to Elizabeth Kavanagh, senior people & change consultant at PCSG, about the importance of exploring the human side of digitalisation in the built environment.