Buildings

119 Ebury Street in Belgravia is the first Grade II-listed building in the UK to achieve BREEAM 'outstanding' green rating for design

London ranks fifth in latest Sustainable Cities Index by Arcadis, while Cairo and Kolkata named world's dirtiest metropolises

US clean tech firm SolarWindow announces its liquid electricity-generating coating for windows has entered into development

Restaurant chain commits to cutting energy use by 20 per cent over next decade as part of federal Better Buildings Challenge programme

Poll of Londoners found over 80 per cent experienced 'unbearably hot' homes last year, and this summer is likely to be worse still

Ratings agency reports large corporate tenants are increasingly on hunt for greener buildings, prompting real estate firms to overhaul their stock

Iconic Australian landmark reveals plan to slash its environmental footprint

John Alker of the UK Green Building Council feels cautiously optimistic about the reshuffle - but has some words of advice for the new May government

Building Research Establishment Trust is working on several research projects focused on mitigation and resilience to climate change

Carbon Disclosure Project reveals 70 per cent increase in number of cities around the world reporting climate actions since 2015