With the aim, laid out by the World Green Building Council (WorldGBC), to make all buildings Net Zero by 2050, the construction industry must make changes — starting with material choice. Here, Nick Cowley, Managing [read more…]
Environmentally conscious building, also known as sustainable construction, is an innovative idea that introduces more environmentally, socially and economically aware construction methods. Here, NBS, the global integrated platform provider, delves deeper into just what ‘environmentally [read more…]
Leading construction materials supplier Aggregate Industries has today (Wednesday 14th October) launched its new, improved SuperLow range of asphalt, which includes a carbon neutral offering. Following its parent company LafargeHolcim becoming the first construction materials [read more…]
Following the £2bn Green Homes Grant (GHG) scheme to upgrade the energy efficiency of homes across England, the provision of high-quality insulation building products will need to be guaranteed to meet demand, says CCF. Janeeth [read more…]
The UK government’s pledge to ‘build back better, build back greener’ rightly puts sustainable construction at the heart of the UK’s Covid-19 recovery. But to meet ambitious carbon targets, there must be a greater focus [read more…]
The Builders Merchants Federation (BMF) will work in partnership with TrustMark to ensure that homeowners can be confident of the quality of both the materials and the workmanship of projects completed under the new Green [read more…]
The Government’s recent consultation on extending the ban on combustible materials to more building types and lowering the height restriction in England from 18m to 11m closed on 25th May. Andrew Carpenter, Chief Executive of [read more…]
Mike Harrison, a structural and mechanical engineering sector specialist at R&D tax credit consultancy ForrestBrown, argues that the Government’s Future Homes Standard falls short in its environmental aims and won’t make a significant impact on [read more…]
Futurebuild 2020 opened its doors yesterday (3rd March) with a clear mission, to tackle the biggest challenges facing the industry head on. Bringing together 450 innovative and inspiring brands alongside a world class knowledge programme, the [read more…]
The government’s Energy Company Obligation (ECO) regulations to make houses in the UK more energy efficient and improve quality and installation standards across the energy industry have been formalised by parliament. The new regulations (ECO3: [read more…]
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