Construction

Transforming the built environment depends on transparency, education, innovative thinking, and a focus on whole-life carbon emissions, argues Stora Enso's Johanna Pirinen

Edinburgh Construction's Charlie Fitzgibbon provides a first-hand account of how construction rules can stymy firms' efforts to build sustainably

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

Origin's Victoria Brocklesby offers her take on how facilities managers can ensure they are purchasing genuinely sustainable building materials and products

New study by McKinsey & Company suggests decarbonising the built environment is not only possible, but could unlock huge business opportunities for those who move quickly

Alliance for Low Carbon Cement & Concrete argues policy and standard reforms could help reduce CO2 emissions form sector by more than half

Firm that worked on Manchester Airport, the Thames Tideway, and Hinkley Point C pledges to exclusively pour low carbon concrete at UK sites

The global construction industry has the solutions to halve embodied building emissions, according to a new report from the World Business Council for Sustainable Development and Arup

Tweaking aggregates production in the construction and mining industries could permanently trap CO2, researchers claim

New report argues circular economy policies and practices could cut construction industry carbon emissions by nearly 40 per cent inside 12 years