Bellway’s first homes built to Passivhaus Standard have achieved an airtightness result of 0.391 air changes per hour (ACH) at its Perceval Grange development in Midhurst, West Sussex. The result, recorded during final testing on the first four homes, is below the 0.6 ACH@50Pa threshold required for Passivhaus certification. Bellway is delivering eight two-bedroom Passivhaus [...]
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has validated Morgan Sindall Group’s CarboniCa whole life carbon assessment system against the second edition of its Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) for the Built Environment professional standard. CarboniCa is a cloud-based system designed to measure whole life carbon and identify building elements that could generate higher emissions. [...]
Pick Everard has launched a new Material Playbook designed to help construction project teams identify opportunities to retain and reuse materials, with a focus on reducing waste and embodied carbon. The guidance is structured around the RIBA Plan of Work and sets out actions that can be taken at different stages of a project to [...]
Building products manufacturer Grayson has become one of the first businesses in the UK construction sector to achieve ISO 14068 Carbon Neutrality Certification, marking a significant milestone in the company's long-term sustainability strategy. The internationally recognised standard replaces PAS 2060 with a more rigorous framework requiring organisations to measure, reduce and offset carbon emissions using [...]
Briggs Amasco has been recognised for its work on the £80 million redevelopment of Perth High School after winning the Single Ply Roofing Association (SPRA) Sustainability Award 2025. The award, presented jointly to BriggsAmasco and Bauder Limited, recognised the contractor's delivery of a high-performance roofing system that met the stringent energy efficiency requirements of the [...]
Caddick Construction has announced plans to roll out a reusable packaging system across future projects after successfully trialling the initiative during the construction of the new Harrogate College campus. The contractor partnered with lighting manufacturer Whitecroft Lighting and mechanical, electrical and public health specialist G&H to replace traditional single-use pallets, cardboard and shrink wrap with [...]
Construction professionals and homeowners are being urged to monitor the impact of increasingly extreme weather on building foundations, as ground engineering specialists warn that prolonged heatwaves followed by wetter winters could increase the risk of subsidence across the UK. Ground engineering specialist Geobear said record temperatures recorded during June, alongside forecasts of continued climate volatility [...]
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 [...]
By Nicole Gullan, Associate Director, Arbtech For years, ecology and biodiversity net gain (BNG) have largely been framed by the development industry as constraints on delivery with additional surveys, additional costs and additional planning risk. But the government’s emerging grey belt agenda may quietly be changing that dynamic. Much of the debate around grey belt [...]
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