Digital Transformation in UK Construction: Moving Beyond Manual Paperwork

The post Digital Transformation in UK Construction: Moving Beyond Manual Paperwork appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Walk into a site cabin almost anywhere in Britain and you will find a familiar scene. There is usually a folder full of inductions with a pen attached by a string, a permit book containing carbon copies, RAMS documents printed, signed, filed away, and often never opened again. There is also a programme pinned to […]

Low Carbon Passport programme passes 1,000 learner milestone

Construction professionals complete Tier-1 developed training The post Low Carbon Passport programme passes 1,000 learner milestone appeared first on Construction Management.

The blind spots in EPD-led procurement

Noel Marques-Neves is operations director at Hahn Plastics UK Environmental Product Declarations, widely known as EPDs, are increasingly shaping which products make it into construction projects. With contractors under more and more pressure to reduce embodied carbon within their work, EPDs provide a verified way… The post The blind spots in EPD-led procurement appeared first on Construction News.

Future Homes updates carbon assessment assessment

The Future Homes Hub has published an updated Whole Life Carbon Assessment tool, based on the RICS professional standard, with sector specific assumptions and methodologies.

Carbon Capture and Cement: How carbon capture technology is decarbonising construction today

Concrete is the second most used material on earth, behind only water. With cement, the binder in concrete, generating as much as 8% of global CO2 emissions, decarbonising construction is hard. The post Carbon Capture and Cement: How carbon capture technology is decarbonising construction today appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Advancing Circular Construction

Efficiency of new buildings in the UK has been improving. While the operational energy progress on embodied carbon, the lifecycle emissions of the materials and components within buildings, has been much slower.

RICS - WBEF - 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Spotlight on materials 11052023

The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides a global snapshot on progress of the buildings and construction sector towards decarbonisation, and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions in the sector during the past year. In this video, Mae-ling Lokko, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, puts a spotlight on the global impact of materials used in the buildings sector on carbon.

WSJ - Greenwashing: When Companies Aren’t as Sustainable as They Claim 21042023

Some companies like American Airlines and H&M have made promises to become more environmentally friendly to attract positive press and increase business. They’ve frequently used buzzwords like ‘sustainable’, ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘eco-conscious.’ But if they fall short of their goals, who holds them accountable? WSJ’s Shane Shifflett explains how greenwashing can mislead consumers into believing something is eco-friendly.

FT - The Carbon Market Opportunity, 02032023

Much has been discussed about the carbon market, here is how it actually works. Lombard Odier explains the difference between voluntary and compliance carbon markets and outlines the importance of high-integrity carbon projects. How investors can support companies’ decarbonisation strategies and diversify their portfolios via carbon markets

Fully Charged Show - Is Carbon Capture An Excuse To Burn More Fossil Fuels?! 24012023

What if we could take back the Carbon from the atmosphere and store it or, even better, remove it completely? Could that fix the Climate Crisis and get us to Net Zero? That's the hope of Carbon Capture and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal Companies and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Oil Companies Helen Czerski finds out whether CCS and CDR is an effective solution, or an excuse to continue burning fossil fuels or even, a necessary sidekick to renewable energy.

What percentage weighting on ESG / Carbon Footprint are you seeing in tenders?

Are Geopolymer Concrete and Cement the answer to taking carbon out of our structures?

Does anyone have an example of a management plan or recommendation report for reducing carbon emissions from the construction process please?

Why do we demolish so many buildings?

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