The Fifty Fenchurch Street development in London demonstrates how sustainable construction can coexist with cultural preservation. Engineers successfully suspended the 700-year-old All Hallows Staining Church tower above a 60,000 sq ft excavation, using methods that combine eco-design for buildings with innovative structural techniques. This project highlights the importance of whole life carbon assessment in balancing functional space requirements with heritage and environmental sustainability...

Digital tools are playing a larger role in sustainable construction as project management platforms expand in scope and adoption. Recent advances in digital innovation are helping builders cut material waste, reduce emissions on site and maintain compliance with sustainability goals. By improving project oversight, these systems support whole life carbon assessment and make it easier to track embodied carbon throughout the supply chain. Smarter digital workflows are increasingly seen as...

The UK’s energy-from-waste sector has drawn attention for its potential role in reducing the carbon footprint of construction if carbon capture and storage is retrofitted to existing plants. The approach could support net zero Whole Life Carbon strategies by offering negative emissions alongside effective waste treatment. Integrating these systems into wider green infrastructure programmes would also advance environmental sustainability in construction by closing the gap between waste...

The construction industry is under renewed scrutiny as embodied carbon remains one of the biggest barriers to decarbonising the built environment. A new report confirms that although awareness is rising, real estate professionals still lack clear methodologies for measuring and reducing embodied carbon in materials and processes. Delivering net zero carbon buildings depends on addressing whole life carbon through robust lifecycle assessment and consistent whole life carbon assessment across...

Efforts to reduce the carbon footprint of construction are accelerating, with global attention turning to embodied carbon as a critical driver of emissions. Leading corporations including Amazon and Meta have joined forces to launch the Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance, designed to stimulate demand for low carbon construction materials and drive innovation in cement alternatives. As Portland cement remains one of the largest sources of embodied carbon in materials, the initiative signals...

Researchers in Denmark are advancing a potential breakthrough in sustainable construction with the development of a living cement made with bacteria. The material gains strength over time and could also store energy, opening possibilities for net zero carbon buildings that contribute directly to the energy grid. Such innovations highlight how renewable building materials and low carbon construction materials can address embodied carbon in materials and reshape the carbon footprint of...

Researchers in Denmark have created a pioneering bacteria-based cement that can store energy within building structures. This innovation could transform walls into living low-voltage batteries while driving progress in sustainable construction materials. The development addresses embodied carbon in materials and highlights new possibilities for reducing the carbon footprint of construction. Integrating renewable building materials of this kind positions the industry to advance eco-design for...

Researchers in Denmark have unveiled a new form of living cement capable of storing and releasing energy within the structure itself. This innovation could transform sustainable construction by embedding energy storage directly into buildings. It raises vital questions about embodied carbon in materials and the wider carbon footprint of construction. While still experimental, the breakthrough points towards net zero Whole Life Carbon solutions where buildings act as both shelters and energy...

Researchers in Denmark are developing a new type of bio-cement that could transform sustainable construction. Made with living bacteria, the material repairs cracks while offering potential for energy storage within building structures. This approach could contribute to net zero Whole Life Carbon targets by reducing Embodied Carbon in materials and enhancing the carbon footprint of construction. Such renewable building materials demonstrate how eco-design for buildings is aligning with...

Kimberly-Clark has announced the deployment of green hydrogen boilers across its manufacturing sites to cut 28,500 tonnes of emissions each year. While focused on heavy industry rather than buildings, the initiative illustrates how existing infrastructure can be decarbonised without delay. Lessons from such industrial shifts inform sustainable construction, where reducing the carbon footprint of construction requires similar innovation and an emphasis on net zero whole life carbon...