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Sustainability in construction isn't just about compliance; it's about rethinking the way buildings are designed, the materials selected, and the supply chains that support them.

The urgent need for social housing in the UK demands innovative approaches. Unlocking the potential of brownfield sites offers a sustainable pathway, delivering net zero homes while regenerating our urban environments for future generations.

Construction Carbon in collaboration with CIBSE have announced the development of the Lifecycle Carbon Assessor Practitioner Training programme.

The Construction Industry Council (CIC) and the Edge have published an underpinning framework for developing discipline-specific sustainability competence requirements across the sector.

Watch Chris Hines MBE, owner of A Grain of Sand and former Director of Sustainability for The Eden Project, deliver the keynote speech on sustainability at the NBS Construction Leaders’ Summit 2024.

The Construction Industry Council has published a draft competence framework for sustainability in the built environment, intended to become a part of the BS 8670 Competence series.

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An overview of how the 2024 election manifestos of the three main parties align with CIAT's recommendations.

CIAT has been approached to provide knowledge and opinions on the development of a new BSI Flex for a competence framework for sustainability in the built environment.

Planning Portal has launched a sustainability portal with the aim of helping homeowners and developers incorporate eco-friendly practices into their projects and applications.

The Institute has published its Be the change to lead the future of our built environment document, calling on political parties to work more closely with the built environment sector to tackle significant issues facing the country.

NBS, working with RIBA and Glenigan, has launched its 2024 survey about sustainability.

The government has postponed the planned introduction of biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirement for new building projects.

The need to decarbonise existing housing stock and ensure the sustainability of new homes has resulted in increased scrutiny on product and component specification. Taking this into account, this article explores how this tightening legislation is leading to a shift in thinking around Passivhaus principles, and the role of windows in ensuring thermally efficient buildings.

Researchers from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT) in Australia have developed a method to make concrete 30% stronger with recycled coffee grounds.

As both climate change and sustainable living systems continue to take centre stage across the build industry, the impact of both humans and businesses on the environment is becoming increasingly scrutinised.

Researchers have developed an ultra-low carbon construction material made from sugarcane fibres that could be used instead of brick and concrete.

A sustainable permeable concrete has been developed from seashells.

Developers have been effectively banned from installing wood or solid fuel burners in large-scale office and home projects in London.