The UK's construction and property sectors can now seek independent verification against the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UK NZCBS), following the launch of a new assessment scheme designed to provide greater confidence in net zero carbon claims across the built environment. The verification scheme, developed by testing, inspection and certification specialist Bureau Veritas [...]
For many construction businesses, sustainability is still viewed as another compliance requirement. Carbon reporting, emissions data and net zero targets are often seen as time-consuming obligations rather than opportunities to improve competitiveness. David Hawes, co-founder of Net Zero International, believes that mindset is changing. As environmental reporting becomes increasingly embedded in procurement and supply chain [...]
A lack of industry education and continuing insurance concerns remain among the biggest barriers to wider adoption of timber construction, despite established technical knowledge on fire safety and structural performance, delegates heard at an international built environment conference. Speakers from academia, construction, engineering and sustainability organisations said greater investment in professional education, alongside clearer guidance [...]
Buntingford First School in Hertfordshire has become the first school in England that is net zero carbon in both construction and operation to achieve Passivhaus certification. The 330-pupil school was delivered by Morgan Sindall Construction for Hertfordshire County Council through the Pagabo framework and opened in September 2023. The facility includes 10 classrooms, a nursery [...]
The UK's rapidly expanding data centre sector could place significant pressure on the country's energy infrastructure and carbon reduction targets unless stricter sustainability measures are introduced, according to infrastructure and utilities specialists. The warning follows recent reports that the UK's data centre boom could require up to 40% more electricity than previously forecast, with some [...]
The UK’s upcoming Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard has taken a major step forward after more than 200 construction and property projects completed a four month pilot programme designed to test how the new framework works in practice. The results, now published in the Standard’s December 2025 Pre Launch Update, show significant industry appetite for [...]
A pioneering study by academics at the University of Warwick has developed a strategic digital roadmap to accelerate the UK steel sector’s transition to net zero, offering vital guidance for overcoming adoption barriers to industrial digital technologies (IDTs). The research – supported by InterAct, part of the Made Smarter Innovation initiative – maps the complex [...]
A new report from the House of Commons Energy Security and Net Zero (ESNZ) Committee has called for urgent reforms to the UK’s home retrofit strategy, citing poor design, skills shortages and weak oversight as key barriers to decarbonising the housing stock. The report echoes long-standing concerns from the PLG for Future Homes and others [...]
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