Buildings

The Nature Conservancy's Justin Adams explains why cutting carbon could go hand-in-hand with a new era of housebuilding in the UK

Real estate giant becomes first property company to have ambitious emission reduction goals signed off by Science-Based Target Initiative

Independent parliamentary researchers criticise 'unstable' policy environment that means millions of homes are cold, draughty, and unlikely to comply with future standards

From boosting affordable housing to generating low-carbon jobs and improving health outcomes, low-carbon buildings can help solve some of the biggest challenges faced by government, report claims

Most countries show little progress in embracing potential of smart buildings, with deployment of infrastructure such as smart meters not up to scratch, study finds

Trade Secretary Dr Liam Fox hails further evidence of 'UK's global leadership in sustainable engineering', as UK government provides export finance support to high profile project

Construction experts BRE unveil 'flood resilient home', under new drive to change how the UK thinks about flood risk

Sustainable communities cut across everything in the green sector an beyond, the UK Green Building Council's John Alker argues

Integral Group, Lendlease and ROCKWOOL add support to industry campaign to ensure every building - new and existing - boasts net zero carbon emissions by 2050