embodied carbon

Survey: More than half of architects reject building suppliers without strong sustainability credentials

Buildings

Survey: More than half of architects reject building suppliers without strong sustainability credentials

Survey shows increased demand from architects for clear sustainability credentials from manufacturers, including embodied carbon data

clock 27 May 2025 • 2 min read
UKGBC calls for consistent reporting and tighter regulation of embodied carbon emissions

Carbon Accounting

UKGBC calls for consistent reporting and tighter regulation of embodied carbon emissions

New guidance warns built environment is falling behind on measuring, reporting, and reducing Scope 3 value chain emissions, including embodied carbon

clock 06 March 2024 • 3 min read
M&S claims High Court victory in battle to redevelop flagship London store

Buildings

M&S claims High Court victory in battle to redevelop flagship London store

Court quashes government decision last year to block controversial plan to demolish and redevelop Oxford Street store, despite embodied carbon concerns

clock 04 March 2024 • 6 min read
Embodied carbon must be a focal point of building design

Buildings

Embodied carbon must be a focal point of building design

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

clock 01 December 2023 • 5 min read
To retrofit or knock-down and start anew: What next for the building demolition debate?

Buildings

To retrofit or knock-down and start anew: What next for the building demolition debate?

The row over the future of Marks & Spencer's Oxford Street store could mark a watershed in how we think about delivering a modern, net zero building stock in the UK, Jacob Loftus, CEO at real estate developer General Projects

clock 25 August 2023 • 5 min read
The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

Buildings

The battle over M&S Oxford Street: How embodied CO2 concerns have left retailer's redevelopment plan 'in deep freeze'

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

clock 25 July 2023 • 8 min read
UKGBC plots building industry guidance for embodied carbon and biodiversity net gain

Buildings

UKGBC plots building industry guidance for embodied carbon and biodiversity net gain

The UK Green Building Council mobilises team of experts to develop guidance on embodied carbon emissions, as it also unveils support documents ahead of new UK biodiversity net gain rules on their way later this year

clock 05 May 2023 • 3 min read