News: In a win for sustainable placemaking, planning permission has been granted for the biggest timber-structure neighbourhood in the UK.
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Solar-thermal innovation for iconic London hotel
News: Famous London hotel partners with pioneering solar-thermal manufacturer to invest in cutting-edge heat decarbonisation technology.
Continue readingNew US protocol created for low-carbon cement
News: For construction, the development of a new US protocol for low-carbon cement marks a key step down the road towards decarbonisation.
Continue readingIs Net Zero the first casualty in fight for votes?
Opinion: As an electioneering UK Prime Minister guns down green policy, Jim McClelland asks: Will Net Zero survive this ballot-box battle?
Continue readingWill the supply chain be the scapegoat for Net Zero?
Net Zero: As clients get real about cutting carbon, Jim McClelland asks: Will it be their suppliers who pay the price and feel the pain?
Continue readingGreen building first for smart new Salford design
News: Home to Europe’s largest living wall, UK green building will become first new office design to achieve record-breaking energy rating.
Continue readingSustainability will be measured in heat pumps
Heat pumps have become the new metric of success for sustainability in the built environment, argues Jim McClelland in this opinion piece.
Continue readingCOP28: Health check for the climate agenda
COP28: A new focus on health at the end-of-year climate summit looks tailor-made for the built environment sector, argues Jim McClelland.
Continue readingSustainable luxury for first skyscraper in Greece
News: Tallest building in Greece to become sustainable high-rise landmark of largest and most ambitious urban regeneration project in Europe.
Continue readingIs a fossil-free future within reach for steel?
Steelmaking: Decarbonisation is difficult, but doable. Can the industry stop being part of the climate problem and become part of a solution?
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