As our towns and cities face the escalating impacts of climate change and a growing public health crisis, the solution standing right outside our windows is often overlooked: the humble urban tree. We …

Ann-Marie Fallon, Co-Director, Passivhaus Trust What do Barratt London, Guy Martin, Homes England, and the UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard all have in common? They have all contributed to the inc …

The UK housing sector has spent years developing retrofit strategies, policies and pilot programmes. But 2026 must be the year those ambitions turn into delivery at scale. Funding programmes are openi …

The built environment does not have a knowledge problem. We know what net-zero homes look like. We know how to build them. We have the technologies, the frameworks, the case studies and the evidence. …

There's a moment that doesn't get talked about enough in retrofit; when the installer’s van pulls away and a resident is left alone with a heat pump or ventilation system they've never seen before, an …

At a recent Futurebuild Connect365 webinar, delivered in partnership with One Click LCA, Steven Zijlstra (Product Marketing Manager, One Click LCA), Dr Nathan Wood (Senior Scientist & Carbon Co-Lead, …

Structural steel has always been valued for its recyclability. But today, the conversation has moved beyond recycling alone. Increasingly, the focus is on reusing steel framed buildings in situ or rec …

The Building Safety Act presents a pivotal opportunity to embed sustainability within the Golden Thread by creating a parallel “Green Thread.” At the Alliance for Sustainable Building Products (ASBP), …