What do impending changes under PPN 026, which comes into effect in January, mean for how environmental performance is delivered and measured?

Consistently delivering sustainability in construction, project after project, is proving much harder, according to the NBS Sustainable Futures Report 2026: The state of sustainability across the construction lifecycle.

Evelyn Long discusses how early planning discipline can improve coordination, productivity, integration, and outcomes for projects.

Mary Duggan and RUFF Architects have been awarded the RIBA Stirling Prize 2026 from for their housing scheme in London.

A new BREEAM certification guide has been released for specifiers by NBS working with the Building Research Establishment (BRE).

Building Resilience: Construction in an Uncertain World is a conference designed to help the industry understand the impact of climate change.

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.

A new report by RE:UK has exposed a weakness in not utilising the UK's rooftop solar capacity, saying we are missing out on 60GW of energy.

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.

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.

New guidance to help housing associations and local authorities use retrofit procurement to create local jobs, tackle green skills shortages, strengthen supply chains and diversify the workforce has been unveiled.

Pick Everard has developed new guidance to help project teams identify opportunities to retain, reuse and specify materials more effectively.

Engineered wood panels minimise running and maintenance costs, and reduce environmental impact over many decades.

UK Construction Week Birmingham features a packed programme designed to encourage fresh thinking, showcase innovation and support the industry's drive towards a more productive, sustainable 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.

A partnership will see the £530m redevelopment of a Manchester campus to create the UK's largest Passivhaus student accommodation.

Francis Sullivan, chair of ResponsibleGlass discusses the development of the first international standard for responsible glassmaking, which is now open for consultation.

Four ScottishPower Renewables contracts, with a combined value of £102.9m, have been awarded to support onshore windfarms.

Anil Sawhney, Fabrizio Varriale, Kisa Zehra and Katherine Pitman of the RICS Sustainability Team on the importance of surveyors in delivering sustainability outcomes.

Lucy Bruzzone, programme director at the CISL's Living Lab, discusses how the labs are evolving alongside the UK’s needs.

Another case study from Eleco takes a look at TM2-Bygg and how their software supports sustainable construction.

The initiative is being led by ResponsibleGlass to create a common framework for responsible glass production.

Hull College is opening a landmark new £5m engineering and green technology training centre to equip the next generation of skilled technicians and engineering talent for careers across the Humber’s rapidly evolving industrial economy.

One Click LCA recently hosted a panel in London to discuss how the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 is being applied on real projects.

Sinewave COO Ashley Hutchinson explains why demand-flexible data centre connections must be more than an afterthought.

The second annual Sizewell C Sustainability report shows that the project is on track to deliver a biodiversity net gain of 19%.