Grosvenor, one of the world’s major property groups, has reported a 17% profit increase for 2024, linking this success to a deeper commitment to environmental sustainability in construction and sustainable building design. Their results highlight how integrating life cycle cost considerations into property and construction activities is key to long-term viability and responsible investment. This approach demonstrates the growing importance of whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle...

The UK government is considering easing Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) regulations on small-scale housebuilding, aiming to speed up the construction of 1.5 million new homes. While intended to accelerate housing delivery, these reforms face criticism for threatening environmental sustainability in construction. Environmental groups warn that reducing BNG requirements for small developments—which make up the majority—could undermine national biodiversity targets and weaken standards for...

Sustainable construction is advancing with the updated SKArating for Offices environmental assessment scheme, now open for public consultation. This development highlights the sector’s growing focus on whole life carbon and whole life carbon assessments, as fit-outs and refurbishments aim for measurable environmental sustainability in construction. The emphasis is on reducing embodied carbon in materials and improving lifecycle assessment for better green construction outcomes. Stakeholder...

Schneider Electric has launched a multi-year initiative to create an AI-native ecosystem for advancing sustainability and energy management across the construction sector. The growing adoption of digital transformation in energy-efficient buildings highlights the rising influence of automation, data-driven decision-making, and AI in achieving operational carbon reductions, optimising resource efficiency in construction, and lowering the carbon footprint of construction projects. Integrating AI...

Schneider Electric is launching a multi-year project to create an AI-native digital ecosystem for sustainability and energy management in the built environment. This initiative targets accelerating whole life carbon reduction, enabling data-driven whole life carbon assessment and improved energy-efficient buildings. By integrating advanced technology, the construction sector can expect optimised building lifecycle performance and streamlined operational carbon management, further supporting the...

Efforts to reduce embodied carbon in construction remain crucial as the sector faces increasing demands for decarbonising the built environment. Leading companies are advancing strategies to lower the embodied carbon in materials and building processes, with an emphasis on circular economy principles and sustainable building design. Whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment are gaining traction as essential methods for evaluating the environmental sustainability in construction,...

The construction industry is intensifying efforts to address embodied carbon, with leading companies investing in circular economy strategies and low carbon design methods. This industry shift highlights the importance of whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment, as well as the adoption of innovative sustainable building design principles, to align with tightening global climate standards. There is growing recognition that reducing the carbon footprint of construction demands...

Reducing embodied carbon remains at the forefront of environmental sustainability in construction, as the industry works towards net zero Whole Life Carbon targets. Cutting embodied carbon in materials through lifecycle assessment and life cycle thinking in construction helps address the significant carbon footprint of construction projects. Companies are adopting low carbon construction materials and circular economy in construction strategies, prioritising low embodied carbon materials and...

Reducing embodied carbon is now a top priority in sustainable construction as the sector shifts focus from operational carbon alone to whole life carbon. Leaders in low carbon design and circular economy are demonstrating practical solutions for net zero whole life carbon, with a growing trend towards whole life carbon assessment throughout the building lifecycle. Efforts to accurately quantify embodied carbon in materials and building processes are becoming essential, driving new standards for...

Embodied carbon in construction continues to dominate the conversation on environmental sustainability in construction, with industry leaders accelerating efforts to address the carbon footprint of construction through advanced low carbon design and circular economy strategies. Companies pioneering sustainable building design and circular construction strategies set new standards, showing that reducing embodied carbon in materials and implementing whole life carbon assessment are essential...