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Construction NewsWorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands scope to include embodied carbon
<p>Today, WorldGBC announces an update to the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment (the Commitment), expanding its scope to recognise enhanced leadership action in tackling embodied carbon emissions from the building and construction […]</p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/worldgbc-net-zero-carbon-buildings-commitment-expands-scope-to-include-embodied-carbon/">WorldGBC Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment expands scope to include embodied carbon</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/15/2021
Construction NewsCarbon Numbers clinches BCIA Smart Buildings Award
Carbon Numbers, a leading Building Management Systems supplier and energy reduction specialist, has been announced as the winner of the Smart Buildings Award at the 2021 BCIA (Building Controls Industry Association) Awards. The BCIA Awards claims to be ‘the biggest and best awards in the controls and BEMS industry’ and aims to recognise ‘innovation, product development, project […]
admin · 9/14/2021
Net ZeroQld's full-size electric bus powered by 100% solar
The transport sector accounts for 18.9% of Australia’s carbon emissions, so expanding the adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) is one of the most effective ways to lower these emissions. Global e-mobility leader and bus operator Transdev has now risen to the task, placing what is claimed to be Australia’s first 100% sustainably powered full-size electric […]
admin · 9/9/2021
Construction NewsSELECT MD Alan Wilson says construction industry needs ‘certainty and momentum’ if it’s to meet the low-carbon challenge
The Managing Director of SELECT, Scotland’s largest construction trade association, says “certainty and momentum” are the key ingredients if the industry is to successfully build on the outcome of the upcoming COP26 summit. Alan Wilson says it’s essential for the good work to continue after world leaders have left the UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow on 12th November. […]
admin · 9/8/2021
Australia Built EnvironmentAustralia must reach net zero emissions: ATSE
Ahead of the COP26 Climate Change Summit in November, the Australian Academy of Technology and Engineering (ATSE) calls on the federal government to commit to and announce immediate and decisive action to reduce Australia’s greenhouse gas emissions. Having considered the scientific evidence, and the urgency called for in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change […]
admin · 9/5/2021
Construction NewsNet Zero Carbon, a huge retrofit and Salix funding: An Introduction to the Wolfson College Decarbonisation Process
<p>Bill Watts, Senior Partner at Max Fordham, writes about the Net Zero Carbon and retrofitting case study at Wolfson College, Oxford. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/max-fordham-wolfson-college-retrofit%e2%80%af/">Net Zero Carbon, a huge retrofit and Salix funding: An Introduction to the Wolfson College Decarbonisation Process </a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 9/1/2021
Construction NewsThe Importance of Retrofitting in Advancing Net Zero
<p>Architect and UKGBC Sustainability Consultant Antonia Khayatt discusses retrofitting and the Build Upon2 programme. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/the-importance-of-retrofitting-in-advancing-net-zero/">The Importance of Retrofitting in Advancing Net Zero</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 8/23/2021
Latest AnnouncementsThe Constructive Voices Podcast is currently ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts worldwide
Synchronicity and common values brought our team together earlier in 2021. Our first episode was broadcast on 6th April 2021 and now, only four months later, we are ranked in the top 1.5% of all podcasts worldwide. Our intention is to inspire change within the construction industry. We hoped by putting together a high-quality podcast […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/20/2021
InterviewsInterview with Emma Nicholson, B.A, MSc, FCIOB, FIEMA, FWES, CEnv, FAPM, the Founding Director of Women in Sustainable Construction and Property
Jackie De BurcaSo I’d like to extend a warm welcome to Emma Nicholson. Emma, you’re a woman in construction with many letters after your name. Can you tell us what they mean and who you are professionally? In 2010, you became a Charter Environmentalist Emma NicholsonHi Jackie. Yes, of course. So I have 23 years […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/18/2021
Construction NewsUKGBC responds to Government Hydrogen Strategy
<p>The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has today responded to the Government’s UK Hydrogen Strategy. </p> <p>The post <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org/news/ukgbc-responds-to-government-hydrogen-strategy/">UKGBC responds to Government Hydrogen Strategy</a> appeared first on <a rel="nofollow" href="https://www.ukgbc.org">UKGBC - UK Green Building Council</a>.</p>
admin · 8/17/2021
ArchitectureEpisode Ten: How do Europe and America compare when it comes to Green Building - interview with Daniel Jaconetti. Pete discusses workers and material issues
Henry McDonald talks to sustainable architect, Daniel Jaconetti about his work and how Europe compares to the USA when it comes to green building. Daniel’s passion lies in biomimetic concepts and how technologies inspired by nature can create responsive environmental that coexist with their ecologies. His chat with Henry is a real eye-opener packed with […]
Jackie De Burca · 8/15/2021
Construction News4 Perceived Barriers to Sustainable Construction
Introduction Globally, sustainability is becoming a pressuring issue to countless organisations with consumers defiantly refusing to passively await action from companies but, conversely, impelling them to do their bit to assist the environment. In other words, a wider segment of corporates spanning an assortment of industries, are demonstrating a growing interest in sustainable construction methods, […]
Elsa Trojaola · 8/15/2021
ArchitectureInterview with Daniel Jaconetti, National Sustainable Design Leader at HED
Associate | Architecture | National Sustainable Design Leader at HED Ahead of Daniel’s interview with Henry McDonald which will be broadcast on Episode 10 on 17th August, I caught up for a quick chat with Daniel Jaconetti. What led you, Daniel Jaconetti, into sustainable architecture? Growing up in the wooded Hudson Valley of New York […]
Jackie De Burca · 7/26/2021
Net ZeroBoost to heavy industry's net-zero transition
Net-zero transition led by Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative The Australian Industry Energy Transitions Initiative (Australian Industry ETI) focuses on reducing supply chain emissions across five sectors: iron and steel; aluminium; LNG; other metals, including copper, nickel and lithium; and chemicals, such as fertilisers and explosives. It aims to support Australian industry to realise the […]
admin · 7/25/2021
Architecture"Great design isn't enough. We need homes that will get us to net-zero"
By Geraldine de Boisse To reduce carbon emissions, architects and designers need to change the way they design homes, writes Geraldine de Boisse, vice president of innovation at renewable-energy supplier Bulb. “Great design isn’t enough. We need homes that will get us to net-zero.” The way we live and work has changed. While we might […]
admin · 7/23/2021
Australia Built EnvironmentBeyond the Burn: a photographic expedition of Australian solar farms
Conducted through June and supported by the Smart Energy Council in collaboration with the solar industry, Beyond the Burn tells the story of solar’s triumph by capturing the solar farms powering Australia’s clean energy future, and the people behind them. Led by acclaimed Australian Geographic photographer Ralph Alphonso, the expedition journeys through rural New South […]
admin · 7/21/2021
EnvironmentMeet the man that aims to dramatically reduce plastic use in the construction industry
Ex-Guardian Newspaper Journalist, Henry McDonald, Introduces You To Neal Maxwell Whose Life Changed Beyond Recognition After A Sixtieth Birthday Trip To The Artic. Meet Liverpool Construction Boss, Neal Maxwell, The Man Behind Changing Streams
Jackie De Burca · 3/1/2021