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Building Performance Evaluation Guide

Industry News Building Performance Evaluation Guide New homes often fail to meet low-energy targets and to satisfy residents with fundamental issues such as ease of use, summer comfort and energy costs. There is little Building Performance Evaluation (BPE) happening routinely on projects to close the performance gap. A step change is needed to transition to […]

Glider to deliver a digital handover solution for Stratford Waterfront East Bank development

Industry News Glider to deliver a digital handover solution for Stratford Waterfront East Bank development Glider has confirmed its plans to introduce gliderbim® alongside project partners to manage the structured asset data and handover documentation for the Stratford Waterfront East Bank development in London. The Stratford Waterfront site will bring together BBC recording studios, a […]

Cutting Edge Access Control

Industry News Cutting Edge Access control Access control is of huge importance to society. Its purpose is to ensure that the right people are free to move around the right areas of a building at the right times, while unauthorised people are prevented from entering those parts of a building where or when their presence is […]

Building the foundations of a better future

Industry News Building the foundations of a better future COP26 brought the world to Glasgow to discuss the climate crisis and how we change the way we work to address this existential threat. But it wasn’t the first forum at which the Hub was represented. UK Construction Week, in which the Hub was a delivery […]

C2CPII’s response to COP26

Industry News C2CPII’s response to COP26 COP26 in Glasgow represented a crucial turning point for our planet and for humanity. Earlier last year, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and climate scientists around the world made it unequivocally clear that if we do not work together now to cap global temperature rise by 2030, there […]

Five ways to reduce carbon on construction sites

Five ways to reduce carbon on construction sites 17 December 2021 Sourced from Construction Manager Magazine. Consultant Arcadis has recommended five ways to reduce energy usage, and consequently carbon emissions after it predicted a second wave of inflation across a range of construction materials, driven by rising energy prices. Read the full article.

Environmentally-friendly insulation made of popcorn

Environmentally-friendly insulation made of popcorn 14 December 2021 Sourced from CIAT. Scientists at the University of Göttingen in Sweden have developed a process of using popcorn to make sustainable building insulation and have agreed on a licence with the German building material specialist Bachl Group to commercialise it. Read the full article.

No more mass timber shortages

No more mass timber shortages 14 December 2021 Sourced from Construction Index. The Timber Trade Federation’s statistics show that import levels are more than 23% higher than in Q3 2020. The timber industry has shown resilience and is in a good position to meet demand in 2022. Read the full article.

Morgan Sindall signs contract with Leeds developer to build apartment block

Morgan Sindall signs contract with Leeds developer to build apartment block 06 December 2021 Sourced from Construction Index. Morgan Sindall has been driven this week on Citylife’s Springwell Gardens scheme. The 16-storey tiered building, designed by Nick Brown Architects, will have 223 one, two, and three-bedroom residential apartments and is expected to be completed by […]

COP26: Coal compromise as leaders near climate deal

COP26: Coal compromise as leaders near climate deal 15 November 2021 Sourced from BBC News. RA draft agreement at the COP26 climate summit has detailed commitments to end the use of coal and other fossil fuels, as countries race to make a deal. While the discussions around fossil fuels have been softened, the involvement of […]

Virtual pavilion for COP26 features the built environment’s role in climate change

Virtual pavilion for COP26 features the built environment’s role in climate change 08 November 2021 Sourced from designboom. The ‘build better now’ project spotlights the built environment’s role in the climate crisis, an industry responsible for 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions and a third of the world’s energy consumption. This virtual exhibition began a […]

Transforming the UK’s approach to homegrown timber

Transforming the UK’s approach to homegrown timber 01 November 2021 Sourced from pbc today. The Transforming Timber initiative, led by Construction Scotland Innovation Centre, aims to boost the use of homegrown sustainable timber in mainstream construction projects. It has now secured funding to create a demonstrator home ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference taking […]

Climate change: ‘Adapt or die’ warning from the Environment Agency

Climate change: ‘Adapt or die’ warning from Environment Agency 25 October 2021 Sourced from BBC News. This new report reviewed by the BBC this week has assessed the country’s readiness to cope with the many different risks of climate change. In its response, environment department Defra addressed that it has taken key measures in a […]

The ‘Building by 2050’ project

The ‘Building by 2050’ project 15 October 2021 Sourced from Building by 2050. Funded by the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS), Building for 2050 highlights the need to construct housing that is low carbon through its design, rather than through reliance on technology. Increasing the numbers of such homes being built will contribute […]

David Adjaye: One of the most important storytellers of our time

David Adjaye: One of the important storytellers of our time. 08 October 2021 Sourced from Building Design. Sir David Adjaye is arguably one of the most important architects of our time and has long been celebrated for his ability to combine his artistic sensibilities with an ethos for community-driven projects. In 2000, the Ghanaian-British architect […]

RIBA and Architects Declare publish the global Built for the Environment report 2021

RIBA and Architects Declare publish the global Built for the Environment report 2021. 27 September 2021 Sourced from RIBA Architecture. Today 38% of global energy related greenhouse gas emissions are attributable to the built environment. The latest report, Built for the Environment, demonstrates the role the industry is playing – and must play – in […]

Firms chase spots for £750m retrofit framework

Firm chase spots for £750m retrofit framework 27 September 2021 Sourced from Building. Contractors have been put on notice for a £750m framework for decarbonising buildings launched by procurement firm Fusion21. The four-year framework will be used for energy-saving retrofits, with work including the installation of new heat pumps, insulation, and solar panels. It also […]

Boris Johnson: A climate summit will be a”turning point for humanity.”

Boris Johnson: A climate summit will be a “huge turning point for humanity.” 27 September 2021 Sourced from BBC News. PM Boris Johnson has said in a speech to the United Nations, “A climate summit of world leaders within 40 days will be the turning point for humanity.” He warned that global temperature rises were […]

Information Management: The missing piece of the puzzle

Information Management: The missing piece of the puzzle 13 September 2021 Image sourced from Dreamstime.Sourced from BIM-TODAY. A new report authorized by the Centre for Digital Built Britain as a partner of the Construction Innovation Hub has highlighted the value of information management in construction and infrastructure. Published in June, the report found that every […]

Establishing an industry-wide approach to social value

Establishing an industry-wide approach to social value 10 September 2021 Image sourced from Jack Hobhouse.Sourced from Building. The construction industry has for some years had difficulties of how to identify, imbed and deliver social value across all activities. Despite calls from many sources to upgrade social value from being a mere concept or a “nice to […]

ASBP Awards 2022 – Press release

ASBP Awards 2022 set to be the biggest yet – now open for entries! 10 September 2021 The 4th annual ASBP Awards return for 2021-22 and are set to be bigger than ever, with entries welcomed across three categories including exemplary sustainable building projects, innovative products and forward-thinking initiatives. Last year’s ASBP Awards took place […]

LETI Client guide

LETI Client Guide 06 September 2021 Sourced from leti.london The LETI Client Guide for Net Zero Carbon Buildings pulls together key details from numerous LETI documents and publications, which cover the ways in which briefing, designing, procuring, constructing, occupying, managing and valuing buildings must change. It is our vision that this guide will help you […]

What next for concrete? ‘Beyond net-zero cement’

What next for concrete? ‘Beyond net-zero cement’ 03 September 2021 Sourced from deezen UK producers are trialling new types of cement production methods and testing low-carbon concrete recipes in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions and become a net-zero industry. The moves are part of a roadmap that identifies seven ways of decarbonising the industry with […]

“Urgency and agency”: Michael E. Mann on beating climate despair

“Urgency and agency”: Michael E. Mann on beating climate despair 03 September 2021 Sourced from Michael E. Mann – The New Climate War: The Fight to Take Back Our Planet Michael E. Mann, author of The New Climate War – the fight to take back our planet interviewed on how to overcome fear and paralysis […]

IPCC report highlights the urgent need for climate innovation

IPCC report highlights the urgent need for climate innovation 01 September 2021 Sourced from Climate-KIC. “The latest report from the IPCC underlines the urgency of action to reverse climate change and regenerate our planet. 2050 is too late. We need to push for net-zero by 2030 to avoid catastrophic climate change effects. For this, we […]

These three key priorities are essential if we are to call COP26 a success

These three key priorities are essential if we are to call COP26 a success 01 September 2021 Sourced from Construction News. The COP26 Summit is fast approaching and we are all aware that now is the decade the world must change course to have a chance at reducing future climate change. There is fear that […]

Government observes £400m boiler scrappage scheme

Government observes £400m boiler scrappage scheme 20 August 2021 Sourced from Business Green A £400m boiler scrappage scheme which will offer homeowners grants of up to £7,000, encourages the switch to low carbon alternatives such as heat pumps is being drawn up by Downing Street. The government is mainly targeting 600,000 heat pump installations a year by […]

The UK’s first hydrogen strategy sets foundation of achieving net-zero emission targets

The UK’s first hydrogen strategy sets foundation of achieving net-zero emission targets 20 August 2021 Sourced from The Construction Index The UK’s first hydrogen strategy sets the foundation for how the UK government will work with industry to achieve its ambition for 5GW of hydrogen production capacity by 2030. Government analysis recommends that 20-35% of […]

Climate Change: Five things we’ve learnt from the IPCC Report

Climate Change: Five things we’ve learnt from the IPCC Report 16 August 2021 Sourced from BBC News Climate change is widespread, rapid and intensifying – and it’s down to us The 1.5C temperature limit is on life support The bad news: No matter what we do, the seas will continue to rise The good news: […]

Open call for climate action research in lead up to COP26

Open call for climate action research in lead up to COP26 09 August 2021 Sourced from ASBP News ASBP has submitted a response to RIBA and Architects Declare for their open call for evidence and research around six key themes on climate action. The submission reflects ASBP’s holistic approach to sustainability, albeit predominantly focussed at […]

Bridging the gap of innovation

Bridging the gap of innovation 02 August 2021 Sourced from UK Research and Innovation  How can innovative companies get better at selling net zero solutions to local government? We’ve just finished a project looking at the relationship between councils and innovative companies. There is frustration on both sides. Companies often feel like councils move slowly, […]

Sector-wide plan to build net zero homes by 2025

Sector-wide plan to build net zero homes by 2025 02 August 2021 Sourced from Housing Today Leading firms join forces with government and environmental groups to launch future homes delivery hub. Leading UK housing developers and builders have teamed up with the government and environmental groups to announce an initiative to build homes that are […]

The practicalities of taking HVAC out of proprietary silos

The practicalities of taking HVAC out of proprietary silos. 26 July 2021 Sourced from The Essential Install  HVAC is a core application to include in any home and building control project, but it needs to be taken out of its silo and be part of an integrated whole-building approach to control if we are to […]

Retrofit Academy and Generation Partner Change Lives

Retrofit Academy and Generation Partner change lives 19 July 2021 Sourced from The Retrofit Academy CIC Retrofitting the UK’s c.27m homes on a path to net carbon is expected to create more than 10,000 new jobs in retrofit coordination, advice and assessment roles by 2025. Businesses across the sector have already reported the capacity challenges […]

Carbon reduction code for the built environment launched

Carbon reduction for the built environment launched 12 July 2021 Sourced from pbc today On 15 June, Issue 1.0 of the Carbon Reduction Code for the Built Environment had been launched by the Cambridge Centre for Smart Infrastructure & Construction. The code has been developed on behalf of the Construction Leadership Council as part of […]

Arkio is a new immersive collaborative design tool for architecture

Arkio is a new immersive collaborative design tool for architecture Arkio has launched version 1.0 of its immersive collaborative design tool for architecture after a successful beta period. With Arkio, people can brainstorm, sketch, design, review, present and work together in real-time in a shared space using virtual reality (VR) headsets, desktops, tablets and phones. […]

Inspiring the next generation of construction industry leaders

Inspiring the next generation of construction industry leaders The Construction Innovation Hub and Class Of Your Own (COYO), supported by the Construction Industry Training Board (CITB), are today releasing a new film Where it All Begins as part of a call on the construction industry to support them in attracting the brightest and best upcoming […]

217,000 new workers needed in construction to meet demand by 2025

217,000 new workers needed in construction to meet demand by 2025 CITB warns the construction industry needs to recruit an additional 217,000 workers by 2025 especially in joinery, fit-out and electrical. The organisation’s Construction Skills Network (CSN) published a forecast this week stating that the average recruitment requirement is 4.4% a year between now and […]

Aecom provides a cost breakdown for a low carbon office scheme

Aecom provides a cost breakdown for a low carbon office scheme Aecom’s Brian Smith and David Thornley explain what needs to change in the industry for offices to lead the way in carbon-cutting practices and provide a cost breakdown of a typical low carbon office scheme. Read the full article here.

Scotland launch a domestic climate emergency campaign ahead of COP26

Scotland launch a domestic climate emergency campaign ahead of COP26 The Scottish government has launched a major TV, radio and digital campaign called Let’s do Net Zero to highlight the benefits a net-zero society would bring to the economy, health and environment. Read the full article here.

Industry unites to launch a virtual pavilion for COP26

Industry unites to launch a virtual pavilion for COP26 The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today announced a coalition of almost 100 partner organisations across the built environment sector who will support the delivery of a Built Environment Virtual Pavilion, ahead of the UN’s COP26 Climate Summit scheduled to take place in Glasgow this […]

World-first – sustainable graphene concrete

World-first – sustainable graphene concrete Construction firm Nationwide Engineering made a piece of history on Tuesday 25 May, as it completes the laying of the world’s first graphene concrete slab engineered for sustainability in a commercial setting – the new material is strengthened by around 30% compared to standard concrete and so significantly cutting material […]

Cadventure to deliver teacher training for ‘Class of your Own’

Cadventure to deliver teacher training for ‘Class of your Own’ Cadventure is proud to announce its collaboration with Class Of Your Own, the UK-based creator and provider of the award-winning “Design Engineer Construct!Ò” (DEC) Learning Programme for secondary school students. Cadventure’s role is to develop and deliver Bentley Systems software skills training to DEC teachers […]

UK Built Environment Climate Ambassadors revealed

UK Built Environment Climate Ambassadors revealed Dame Alison Nimmo DBE and other property leaders have been selected to fight climate change ahead of the United Nations COP26 summit in Glasgow in November. Take a look at the full list of ambassadors and the challenges they face.  Read the full article hosed on the UKGB website.  

We need to ensure any new green homes scheme does not make the mistakes of the past

We need to ensure any new green homes scheme does not repeat the mistakes of the past With the prime minister and business secretary reportedly considering developing another green homes retrofit programme, it is vital that they build on the lessons of previous flagship home energy efficiency policies, or risk repeating the same mistakes. In […]

Guidance on procuring high-quality renewable energy

Guidance on procuring high-quality renewable energy This guidance provides clarity for the property and construction industry on the procurement of high-quality renewable energy and carbon offsets for net zero buildings and organisations in the UK. It includes a set of principles which should be used to both evaluate the quality of renewable energy procurement routes, […]

Modular construction has accelerated due to COVID

Modular Construction has accelerated due to COVID – now we must not slip back Modular construction has become popular over lockdown as the industry looks for innovative solutions to deliver housing quickly. New homes built using MMC is predicted to increase from 6-10% to 20% but this has to increase further to meet the government’s […]

Walking the talk: Best practices for digital construction

Walking the talk: Best practices for digital construction It’s no secret that digital innovations can improve productivity and help the construction industry navigate disruptions and mitigate risks. And in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, many project owners have been forced to step up their use of technology to enable their teams to work and […]