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Opinion Piece The SEA – Creating homes and buildings fit for the future The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) is a 21-year-old member-based trade association, committed
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Opinion Piece The SEA – Creating homes and buildings fit for the future The Sustainable Energy Association (SEA) is a 21-year-old member-based trade association, committed

Opinion Piece Why we must embed digital upskilling clauses into construction contracts As the digital landscape evolves at pace, I increasingly see a clear and

Opinion Piece Finding the right fit: Innovations actually needed in home retrofit For me, defining innovation is simple. It doesn’t need to be something that’s

Opinion Piece Retrofit can work. But we need to do it differently. Across the UK, too many people are still living in homes that are

Opinion Piece Retrofit can work. But we need to do it differently. Across the UK, too many people are still living in homes that are

Opinion Piece Connecting competence, skills, and quality across the RMI sector Connecting competence, skills, and quality across the RMI sector In today’s construction and Repair,

Opinion Piece Beyond Celebration: How the Retrofit Academy Awards Help Raise Industry Standards Every March, the Retrofit Academy Awards bring together professionals from across the

Opinion Piece Three core challenges facing SME architecture practices The fact that the architecture, engineering and construction (AEC) industry is undergoing one of the most

Opinion Piece Growth is not simply a target: it is a discipline fuelled by innovation In today’s digital construction landscape, growth has taken on a

Opinion Piece Natural stone: The original sustainable construction material We are in a moment where the construction industry is working harder than ever to deliver a

Opinion Piece Beyond the blueprint: Raising Retrofit standards for good You may have seen the recent news article claiming that 30,000 homes in the UK,

Opinion Piece Retrofit Professionals – Time to Raise the Standard Six years ago, the UK Government sponsored the development of British Standard PAS 2035. Within

Opinion Piece Building the Case for Marketing Investment in the Built Environment Building a strong business case for marketing investment in the construction sector isn’t

Opinion Piece Managing the Golden Thread of Information to Ensure Long-Term Safety On 14th May 2025, Building Insights LIVE hosted a major round table, sponsored

Opinion Piece Marketing deficit: Why the Construction and Built Environment sector must invest more to achieve real change In a sector responsible for shaping the

Opinion Piece Blueprint for a Green City Birmingham’s journey from “concrete jungle” to a global leader in biophilic design proves that green transformation is possible.

Opinion Piece Retrofit Scotland: Origins and future Written by: Rob Morrison, Impact Manager – BE-ST Retrofit Scotland was first launched in 2013 as a collaboration

Opinion Piece ‘Greenhushing’ – The Silent Threat Sustainability isn’t optional; it’s essential. Yet, a troubling trend – ‘greenhushing’ – is silencing businesses around their environmental

Opinion Piece From 98% behind to the forefront of retrofit: why the time for industry action is now By David Pierpoint, CEO, The Retrofit Academy

Opinion Piece From frustration to action: why the UK needs a circular economy revolution in construction It started, as many things do, with a blank

Opinion Piece Decarbonisation through collaboration: driving a just transition and economic growth Retrofitting homes is not just about meeting net zero targets. It’s about improving

Opinion Piece Why Sustainable Building Awards matter The Exemplar Sustainable Building Awards (ESBAs) were established by the Passivhaus Trust (PHT) and the Alliance for Sustainable

Opinion Piece Future of building services: Investing in the next generation CIBSE is Building for the Future. Find out how you can shape the future

Opinion Piece Housing 2025: the people have spoken Will Government deliver 1.5m homes this parliament? How much greenbelt will be released? These are the questions

Opinion Piece Imagination Is Infrastructure Why the future of the built environment depends on how, and who, we invite into the story The future of

Opinion Piece From complexity to simplicity: why simplicity impacts architecture In architecture and construction, we often talk about innovation as if it’s synonymous with complexity.











