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 […]
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 […]