All net zero articles
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CommentWe鈥檝e survived another year鈥� So what happens next?
We may be approaching the end of a particularly turbulent and damaging few years but the outlook is still full of obstacles and challenges,聽says Mark Farmer
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CommentHeritage, sustainability and dysfunction: the lessons of the M&S decision
The drawn-out battle over Marks & Spencer鈥檚 Oxford Street redevelopment reflects systemic failures at the heart of the UK鈥檚 planning system
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CommentESG regulations: what the future holds for developers
Sustainability is no longer a choice but an industry requirement and the additional costs are outweighed by the positive implications and added value, writes Cundall鈥檚聽Simon Wyatt
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FeaturesCost model: What solutions are there for low embodied carbon office fit-outs?
Office fit-outs score poorly on whole-life emissions, because short tenancies lead to repeated refitting.聽Aecom鈥檚 Lauren Lemcke, Danielle Rowley and Dave Cheshire report on new solutions
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CommentThe UK鈥檚 path to a clean energy transition
Despite encouraging progress, we still have a long way to go if we are to meet the government鈥檚 challenging net zero targets, says Josh Bullard聽at Hydrock
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CommentWe must make the case for 鈥� and prove 鈥� construction鈥檚 place as an enabler of growth
The sector has a vital role to play in delivering the UK鈥檚 industrial strategy over the next decade, says T&T鈥檚 Patricia Moore. We must work with the government to make this happen聽
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CommentThe net zero carbon buildings standard: tough but achievable?
The new standard is the most ambitious attempt to limit carbon emissions from buildings to date. What is behind it, and when will it start to make a difference?
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CommentHere we go again鈥� if the industry won鈥檛 change, we must change the way we operate within it
The collapse of ISG is the latest illustration of a trading model still stuck in聽鈥榠nexorable decline鈥�. The industry鈥檚 survival requires wise leadership, better decision-making and a focus on what is working rather than what is not,聽says Mark Farmer
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CommentFrom data to knowledge to insight to wisdom
Most industries generate data and some turn this into knowledge. Iain Parker considers how to turn that knowledge into insight or, indeed, wisdom that adds demonstrable value to clients
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CommentIt鈥檚 time to take control of construction waste
We have the technology to radically redesign our approach to waste. The government should act to make sure that we use these digital tools, says聽Chris Clarke at Scape
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CommentLabour must urgently tackle the skills shortage if it is to meet decarbonisation promises
Only by investing significantly聽in education and training can the government hope to achieve its net zero targets, says聽James Fiske of the 精东影视 Cost Information Service
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Features鈥楽ignificant growth is likely to be in other parts of the world鈥欌�� Cundall boss Carole O鈥橬eil explains her global ambition
Cundall is rapidly making a name for itself in the world of sustainable engineering and design. Managing partner Carole O鈥橬eil shares her strategy with聽Carl Brown聽
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FeaturesChampioning sustainability: How Paris 2024 is reshaping the future of the Olympics
The Paris Olympics is embracing an approach pioneered by London in 2012 and taken to the next level, utilising existing venues and temporary structures as much as possible, Ben Flatman writes
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FeaturesLeading from the front: Driving sustainability through the retrofit agenda in the North-east of England
Our second 精东影视 the Future Think Tank regional roundtable for 2024 was held in Newcastle last month, with industry experts coming together to brainstorm ways to push forward retrofit in the North-east. Jordan Marshall reports
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FeaturesLearning on the job: how Wales is leading the way with net zero schools
The Vale of Glamorgan council and ISG have spent the past 10 years refining and monitoring their standardised school solution and have now gone from gas guzzlers to carbon negative, Thomas Lane reports
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精东影视Liberal Democrats outline housing and net zero plans in manifesto
Party confirms pledge to build 380,000 homes a year and would take a second look at HS2鈥檚 northern leg
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精东影视Labour unveils green energy plan for first year in government
Party would start projects within months of winning the July election as it re-commits to decarbonise grid by 2030
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精东影视SNP鈥檚 decision to ditch Scotland鈥檚 2030 climate target 鈥榙isappointing鈥�, housing body says
Climate Change Committee warned last month that 75% emissions reduction target was unachievable
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FeaturesWhy the industry needs another net zero carbon buildings standard
David Partridge has been tasked with bringing together construction鈥檚 many and varied definitions of net zero. He tells Thomas Lane why setting a recognised and easily understood benchmark for whole-life carbon emissions is so important聽
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精东影视Sector groups call for more support for social landlords to meet energy efficiency rules
Housing Forum and CIH among bodies to respond to DLHUC consultation that closes today