Integrated technology and collaborative efforts from industry leaders such as Siemens, Schneider Electric, SAP, and IBM are accelerating the transformation towards sustainable construction practices worldwide. These innovations support sustainable building design, optimising building lifecycle performance, improving energy efficiency, and enabling more reliable Whole Life Carbon Assessment. The adoption of advanced digital tools is empowering contractors to reduce embodied carbon, perform...

Excel London has advanced its net zero whole life carbon target by five years, now pursuing 2045. This shift underscores the sector-wide priority of decarbonising the built environment, demanding not just operational changes but a holistic approach across energy use, supply chains, and embodied carbon in materials. Environmental sustainability in construction is driving venues and developers towards rigorous whole life carbon assessment and life cycle cost evaluations, increasingly aligning...

Sustainability in construction is accelerating worldwide, with the sector setting ambitious new benchmarks for environmental performance. Neal Gerber Eisenberg’s offices at Chicago’s Bell building achieved LEED Platinum certification, demonstrating how sustainable building design and low carbon design can be realised even in landmark heritage properties. This accomplishment underscores the critical importance of whole life carbon, embodied carbon, and energy-efficient buildings in both new...

Growing investment in recycling facilities is reshaping environmental sustainability in construction. Veolia’s £70 million conversion of a disused site into a closed loop plastic recycling plant will raise the UK’s capacity for processing plastic waste to 80,000 tonnes per year. This will produce high-quality recycled plastic for use as low carbon construction materials, supporting sustainable building design and reducing the embodied carbon in materials for infrastructure and eco-friendly...

Ecore International’s acquisition of HTI Recycling marks a pivotal moment for the circular economy in construction. By converting reclaimed rubber into advanced flooring and building components, Ecore accelerates the adoption of low carbon construction materials and demonstrates practical applications of embodied carbon reduction. This strategy supports circular economy in construction and showcases how end-of-life reuse in construction can drive down the carbon footprint of construction and...

Sustainability in construction continues to drive industry transformation, with a strong emphasis on decarbonising the built environment and achieving net zero carbon buildings. Cushman & Wakefield’s 2024 Sustainability Report confirms that real estate organisations are increasing their focus on whole life carbon, sustainable building design, and energy-efficient buildings. Supply chain transparency and efforts to lower the carbon footprint of construction are central, with more companies...

Cushman & Wakefield’s 2024 Sustainability Report demonstrates accelerated action towards environmental sustainability in construction, with strong emphasis on reducing operational and embodied carbon across global property portfolios. The integration of whole life carbon assessment, rigorous lifecycle assessment frameworks, and transparent sustainability metrics is now viewed as standard practice for green construction, responding directly to growing expectations from investors and occupiers...

TITAN Group’s investment in sustainable construction marks a pivotal move towards the circular economy in construction, with their new facility designed for the valorisation of wet fly ash—an industrial by-product—transforming it into low carbon construction materials. This initiative not only addresses the embodied carbon in materials but directly tackles the carbon footprint of construction through innovative approaches in waste-to-resource technology. Projects such as these champion...

A coalition of industry leaders has partnered with the Supply Chain Sustainability School to launch a specialised net-zero skills programme for the construction sector. This targeted training aims to upskill the workforce in delivering net zero Whole Life Carbon projects, reflecting the urgent need to address both embodied carbon and operational emissions. Bridging the green skills gap is essential as the sector works towards achieving net zero carbon buildings and leading on resource...

A major advancement in sustainable construction has been marked by the completion of the Wildbridge development in West Sussex. Thakeham’s delivery of affordable, energy-efficient homes underscores the growing adoption of sustainable building design and the prioritisation of embodied carbon reduction strategies across the UK. This project reflects a stronger industry emphasis on whole life carbon assessment and net zero whole life carbon, integrating low carbon design, renewable building...