The most sustainable building projects are the ones that avoid re-work

Hawkins New Business Manager – North, Olivia Pearson, says achieving sustainability wins at the very start of a project comes down to better planning, and involving builders and subcontractors early enough that their experience shapes the design, not just the delivery. Projects championing new green building materials or lower-carbon construction methods dominate headlines about sustainability. […] The post The most sustainable building projects are the ones that avoid re-work appeared first on Building Today.

Construction Economics for October 12, 2026

ENR’s 20-city average cost indexes, wages and materials prices. Historical data and details for ENR’s 20 cities can be found at ENR.com/economics

Pierattelli Architetture reconnects a Tuscan villa with the Mediterranean

Overlooking the Mediterranean and set into a rocky promontory on Tuscany’s Argentario coast, this 450 sq m 1950s villa has been revived through a project by Pierattelli Architetture. One of the few properties on the Tuscan coast with direct access to the sea, it is arranged over three terraced floors, with local materials, redesigned outdoor […] The post Pierattelli Architetture reconnects a Tuscan villa with the Mediterranean appeared first on Architecture Magazine.

Refurbishment and Construction in 2026: Where Asbestos Awareness and CDM Responsibilities Overlap

The post Refurbishment and Construction in 2026: Where Asbestos Awareness and CDM Responsibilities Overlap appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Asbestos is a major construction risk even though it was banned in new use in the UK more than two decades ago. The danger rises from the fact that buildings constructed or refurbished before 2000 may still contain asbestos-containing materials. And the refurbishment or demolition of these buildings can disturb materials and disperse them in […]

Bouygues opens innovation centre

Bouygues has opened a new 2,500sq m innnovation centre in Chilly-Mazarin, near Paris, enabling it to test and approve new materials, equipment, construction methods and technologies under real-world conditions.

CIBSE Case Study: Lean Construction to Minimise Materials & Resources

Leeds consultant LEDA uses the principles of lean construction to minimise materials and resources on its projects. Matthew Hall explains how the approach cut services costs by a third on one refurbishment.

Biobased materials

Biobased is a loose term that describes an organic material or product that contains, in whole or in part, biogenic (from biological sources) carbon.

Technical overview of F&T Terrix F&T Terrix materials for commercial building sites, new builds and restoration.

Technical overview of F&T Terrix F&T Terrix materials for commercial building sites, new builds and restoration.

RICS - WBEF - Carbon measurement and reporting: In partnership with Built Environment Carbon Database 10052023

Reducing the construction impact on the environment starts with achieving consistency in how we report and measure emissions. RICS is collaborating with sector leaders to develop the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD), a free to access database designed to be the main source of data for carbon estimating and benchmarking in the UK construction sector. During this WBEF Week 2023 conversation session, they explore the instrument and how it will work in practice.

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.

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What should contractors and clients be doing now to plan ahead for an onslaught of price escalation?

thyssenkrupp Materials UK

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