CIRIA offers climate risk guide

The Construction Industry Research and Information Association, CIRIA, has released a guide to the impact of climate change on geo-risks across the development life cycle.

Plan tabled to introduce new life cycle costing code of practice for buildings and assets

Key stakeholders have convened at a forum in London to discuss the proposed British Standard (BS) 8544 life cycle costing (LCC) buildings and construction assets code of practice. The post Plan tabled to introduce new life cycle costing code of practice for buildings and assets appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

A practical overview — what makes a construction product sustainable? 

Building more sustainably involves much more than just immediate performance of a product by assessing  environmental impacts across its entire life cycle. The Environmental Innovation Centre has outlined five key factors that affect the sustainability of construction products, which can be considered when you are selecting materials. This includes considering what the product is made […] The post A practical overview — what makes a construction product sustainable?  appeared first on Building Today.

Environmental product declarations: a sustainability step-change for construction

With more and more focus on sustainability within construction and the whole life cycle of a building, engineers and specifiers are often looking for ways to evidence sustainability. Could Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) be the answer? The post Environmental product declarations: a sustainability step-change for construction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Post-Tension Concrete for Running Tracks

By Luke Carothers Post-tension concrete is becoming an increasingly popular option within athletic facilities, particularly at the K-12 level.  Certainly, post-tension concrete is not a new option in the scope of athletic facilities–to prevent cracking on surfaces such as tennis courts and to ensure a longer life cycle– as it has long been used in […]

RICS - Reducing carbon through facilities management: Scope 3 emissions 26062023

Building operations and management are an essential means to improve the environmental performance of a building. Yet a building’s carbon footprint is more than its embodied carbon and operational energy use. During this session a panel of experts discuss the importance, challenges and emerging pathways for FM to address Scope 3 emissions - the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain

RICS Sustainability Report 2022

This RICS 2022 report asks what are the keys to accelerating decarbonisation. The primary needs identified are for consistent, respected standards, relevant skills, and trusted information on low-carbon products. The findings reinforce the importance of the work by the RICS, its partners and other professional organisations. Collaboration and information-sharing are key common elements for addressing climate risk

RICS - Measuring the financial impact of climate change, 29052020

In this webinar, sponsored by PwC in Germany, the financial implications of climate change and strategies for the decarbonisation of real estate portfolios are considered. Panellists explained how they have developed tools for modelling various climate change scenarios and their potential commercial consequences

RICS - The future of built assets - Digital twins from design to handover of constructed assets PM, 29062022

In this RICS webinar in partnership with Glodon, the expert panel discuss if Digital twins are expected to develop as an insightful tool that can be used in all life cycle phases from pre-project to end-of-life. This webinar examines digital twins' current state and future potential across the asset lifecycle. How will digital twins influence the industry in the future, and what is their untapped potential?

RICS - The future of built assets - Digital twins from design to handover of constructed assets AM, 26052022

In this webinar in partnership with Glodon, the expert panel discuss if Digital twins are expected to develop as an insightful tool that can be used in all life cycle phases from pre-project to end-of-life. This webinar examines digital twins' current state and future potential across the asset lifecycle. How will digital twins influence the industry in the future, and what is their untapped potential?