Otterpool Park in Kent signals a decisive shift in sustainable urban development. An all‑electric, 8,500‑home garden town will export surplus clean power to the grid, cutting reliance on fossil fuels and improving life cycle cost outcomes for residents. The model supports low carbon design and progress towards net zero whole life carbon across energy‑efficient buildings, backed by robust whole life carbon assessment to manage operational and whole life carbon at community scale. The approach contributes to decarbonising the built environment while strengthening building lifecycle performance.
The award‑winning refurbishment of Dover Street in central London shows how heritage assets can deliver sustainable building design without sacrificing character. Retention and retrofit reduce embodied carbon and the carbon footprint of construction by limiting new embodied carbon in materials, supported by lifecycle assessment and whole life carbon assessment. Sensitive eco‑design for buildings and targeted energy upgrades point to pathways consistent with BREEAM and the direction of BREEAM v7, blending sustainable architecture with measurable performance.
Refurbishment of Boston’s Grand Sluice strengthens climate resilience and flood protection on the River Witham. The project highlights green infrastructure that advances environmental sustainability in construction, integrating life cycle thinking in construction to optimise reliability, resource efficiency in construction and life cycle cost over decades. Delivery aims for low‑impact construction and improved building lifecycle performance while managing the environmental impact of construction in a sensitive setting.
A £200 million hydrogen‑from‑waste facility at Thames Freeport advances a circular economy by turning non‑recyclable waste into low‑carbon fuel. The output can accelerate carbon footprint reduction across construction logistics and heavy plant where electrification is difficult, supporting carbon neutral construction goals and decarbonising the built environment. The project links circular economy in construction with green construction supply chains by converting waste liabilities into clean energy assets.
Momentum is building across sustainable construction, from energy‑positive communities to high‑quality retrofit and resilient infrastructure. Project teams are sharpening sustainable design and sustainable building practices, underpinned by lifecycle assessment, sustainable material specification and environmental product declarations (EPDs). Adoption of low embodied carbon materials, green building materials, renewable building materials and proven green building products supports net zero carbon buildings and low carbon building outcomes. Circular construction strategies and end‑of‑life reuse in construction align with the broader circular economy, cutting the environmental impact of construction while improving resource efficiency and whole life performance.
