The homes in the Ordnance Lane project in York will be built to certified Passivhaus standards and will have net zero carbon emissions in operation, with energy generated by renewables on site. Passivhaus, dubbed the gold standard by...
The UKGBC’s latest study, ‘How Circular Economy Principles can impact carbon and value‘ offers an explainer of how the industry can embrace circularity in a bid to reduce the lifecycle carbon of a project. The study notes that while a...
What does one imagine when thinking of a house? A place that is safe and secure, that can provide privacy and, most importantly, protection from extreme climates. For someone belonging to the most vulnerable and marginalised communities of Bangladesh,...
Universities face a unique problem: global demand for quality tertiary education is on the rise and shows no sign of abating. For TU Delft, one of the top universities in the Netherlands, the answer was clear: designing a new,...
Dezeen has announced the sustainability longlist for Dezeen Awards 2022, which features over 80 of the world's best recently completed sustainable buildings, interiors and designs. The longlisted sustainability projects in this year's three categories feature designs from studios in 29...
Green building practices have gained momentum in Bangladesh as eco-friendly bricks are being widely used for all manner of construction in a bid to reduce the environmental degradation caused by conventional brick kilns. The Housing and Building Research Institute (HBRI),...
THE FIRST UKREIIF CONFERENCE HELD RECENTLY IN LEEDS MADE IT CLEAR THAT SUSTAINABILITY IS ABSOLUTELY A PRIORITY FOR BUSINESSES, BUT FOR A BROAD RANGE OF REASONS. In an economy with a highly-skilled young workforce, and where unemployment has recently fallen...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New Energy Works is impacting the greater Rochester region by creating unique and sustainable buildings across our community. News 8’s Ally Peters recently spoke with Eric Fraser, the General Manager of New Energy Works, to...
The global construction industry is expected to add 230 billion m2 of new construction by 2060. With concrete being the second-most used substance (behind only water), today's sustainability efforts have focused heavily on lowering the operational carbon between the...
Learn what's in the bill, expected to be passed on Friday by the House.
The U.S. Senate passed the largest climate legislation in U.S. history on Aug. 7: a $370 billion package expected to drive down greenhouse gas emissions by...
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