Decarbonising the built environment is essential, but not sufficient by itself to create a truly sustainable build environment. This session will explore how, working in

Discussion of ongoing challenges and opportunities for developing green jobs and skills in the UK, including updates from members of the government’s Green Jobs Delivery

The combination of green roofs with solar panels – a biosolar roof – is a great way of making the best use of valuable space.

Soil is one of our most precious non-renewable resources and its health and the many ecosystem services it currently provides are under significant threat. Long

Along with air and soil, water is one of the critical elements needed for life. Floods make us feel that water is limitless, droughts demonstrate

Realising the best designs depends on effective delivery on the ground during the construction and maintenance periods. Too often, failures in delivery or effective maintenance

With our political leadership stuck in a loop of short-term growth and technology, our industry must act and take a stand for the very long

The expansion of innovation districts across the UK in the past two years has significantly contributed to increased economic growth, putting in evidence the importance

The session will seek to explain the emerging Vision and Validate (and other synonymous titles) approach to transport planning for development; that seeks to emphasise

How do we build infrastructure in order to help the brain make better decisions for everybody, to improve their wellbeing and their sense of quality

The panel will discuss the current building regulations, technical requirements and current fire performance guidelines for green roofs covering their background, and looking at progress

This session will focus on how a race to Net Zero will require a wider and deeper understanding about what role nature-based solutions can play

What does the circular economy mean for the infrastructure sector and engineers? What does good practice look like on projects and how is it being

The link between nature and human wellbeing is becoming increasingly more tangible.  Now the implementation of Biodiversity Net Gain is becoming increasingly important on new

Despite all the talk about encouraging sustainable development, the average walking time from major new housing development to the mix of amenities necessary for normal

‘Trees’ seem to be the solution to many of the physical placemaking and health challenges in our urban environments. The NPPF calls for all new

Electric vehicles (EVs) form a critical part of the pathway to net zero – no viable alternative exists for decarbonising the transport sector more quickly

The climate is changing, and our urban areas must be prepared for more frequent heavy rainfall events and hotter summers. Summer 2022 showed us how

Our panel will explore the benefits of different types of blue-green roofs and look at how they might evolve with technology and connected SUDS systems.