Buildings

UK Green Building Council guidance sets out best practices to help building owners and occupiers support the transition to decarbonised electricity system by 2035

Further support unveiled for local authorities to recruit ecologists and specialists to protect habits during building work, as Defra reveals statutory biodiversity credit prices

Native Land’s Felicity Masefield explains how the London property firm has deployed district heating, smart façades and traversed Victorian architecture to deliver a sustainable ‘hyper-mixed-use’ development

After a two year process and public inquiry which warned project could emit 40,000 tonnes of carbon, M&S has had its plans to redevelop its flagship Oxford Street store rejected by the government

Government claims funding could help train as many as 8,000 installers and insulators to help make homes more energy efficient

Public sector institutions worldwide should commit to buying low carbon construction materials to help build the market for greener concrete, argues Climate Group's Iva Munro

New Leadership Group for Industry Transition (LeadIT) and Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) tool aims to track low-carbon cement investments

Energy giant Octopus and sustainable housebuilder Verto join forces to roll out 'world first' solar, battery, and heat pump equipped developments that promise no energy bills for at least five years

Deal aims to provide further boost to the expanding wood-based insulation market

The drive to create environmentally responsible demountable structures offers lessons for 'greening' permanent infrastructure, writes Symmetrys' Matteo Attanasio