Embodied emissions
Buildings
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
21 March 2023
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3 min read
Buildings
'No progress': MPs slam government failure to curb CO2 from construction and demolition of buildings
Mandatory whole life carbon assessments, dedicated carbon targets for built environment, and policies to incentivise retrofit over new-build constructions among policies recommended by MPs
26 May 2022
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5 min read
Buildings
From materials innovation to modular construction: The property sector plots its pathway to net zero
The government has promised to 'build, build, build' to reboot the economy in the wake of the coronavirus crisis. But can this be done without stoking the climate emergency? BusinessGreen speaks to two developers to find out
04 September 2020
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7 min read
Buildings
Covid-19 could turbocharge the construction sector's adoption of electrified equipment in order to cut carbon and pollution, according to industry-backed report
20 August 2020
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6 min read
