UKGBC
Buildings
New guidance and rating systems aim to help property developers and managers green their buildings, but an analysis warns Spending Review commitments could cover barely a thousandth of the total cost of making UK buildings net zero compatible
30 November 2020
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Buildings
A new building can have a positive environmental impact, deliver value for money and benefit society, argue UK Green Building Council's Alastair Mant, and Ron Lang of the Construction Innovation Hub
23 November 2020
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4 min read
Buildings
If the government is serious about the utilising nature-based solutions, we need to turbocharge the market for urban greening, argues the UK Green Building Council's Philip Box
03 August 2020
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Buildings
Developer claims commercial development in central London will be first to meet UK Green Building Council's net zero standards
29 July 2020
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2 min read
Buildings
The scale of state intervention to help economies recover provides a once in a lifetime opportunity to stimulate low carbon industries, argues Julie Hirigoyen of the UK Green Building Council
16 April 2020
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3 min read
Buildings
Government's current green housing policies 'do not go far enough' to protect against climate change or cutting CO2, advisory body warns
19 February 2020
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6 min read
Buildings
Without strong national policy signals, cities must step into the void and offer ambitious energy efficiency schemes, argues the UK Green Building Council's John Alker
17 January 2020
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Buildings
The UK should aim to ensure all buildings and infrastructure resilient to climate impacts by 2030, argues UK Green Building Council's John Alker
15 November 2019
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Buildings
More than 100 council houses in Norwich built to Passivhaus standards have been recognised by the prestigious Stirling Prize for architecture
09 October 2019
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5 min read
Climate change
John Alker of the UK Green Building Council argues there are compelling reasons for businesses to actively engage with the current wave of climate protests
30 September 2019
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