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Articles tagged with: Built environment
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
How we can save carbon now by measuring it right
The key to reducing the overall carbon footprint of our buildings is long term value when it comes to construction materials.
Why forestry should be at the top of the next Prime Minister's agenda Partner content
Environment
By Confor
Why forestry should be at the top of the next Prime Minister's agenda
With the sector contributing more than £2 billion to the UK economy, forestry ticks all of the right boxes on the road to Net Zero.
Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods
The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University (CSIC) and The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, brought together an international multi-disciplinary group for a workshop on Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in New York, 11-15 July 2022.
The construction sector's voice on mental health must be heard Partner content
Communities
By Chartered Institute of Building
The construction sector's voice on mental health must be heard
It is vital that the Department of Health and Social Care’s Mental Health and Wellbeing Plan understands the issues causing poor mental health in the construction industry.
EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes
Researchers from UKCRIC members Imperial College London and University of Leeds, together with the British Geological Survey have secured £2m of EPSRC funding to develop new low-carbon cements and concretes from locally abundant low-purity clay resources.
Why all building materials need to deliver on sustainability of supply and climate Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
Why all building materials need to deliver on sustainability of supply and climate
From net negative carbon concrete to UK-grown timber and sustainable steel, every material must play their part to deliver a net zero built environment by 2050.
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes Partner content
Economy
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Invest to save: there’s never been a better time to ‘vaccinate’ our homes
If the Government is serious about Net Zero and cutting energy bills, investing in energy efficiency and working jointly with industry to deliver must be non-negotiable at the Autumn Budget.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
New CIOB President, Michael Yam, makes sustainable construction number one priority
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Comment on Help to Build scheme from Chartered Institute of Building
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB Fellow, Mark Reynolds, appointed Co-Chair of Construction Leadership Council
A Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) Fellow has been appointed as the new Co-Chair of The Construction Leadership Council (CLC).
Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Supporting the professional development of doctoral researches in UKCRIC institutions
Collaboration is at the heart of UKCRIC’s mission and skills development is one of UKCRIC’s priority activities. The Doctoral Skills Network was launched in December 2021 to allow UKCRIC to communicate directly with research students and staff, whilst supporting their professional development.
Unlocking Innovation for passenger railways Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Unlocking Innovation for passenger railways
On 15 June, Railway Industry Association hosted its latest Unlocking Innovation event, covering all things to do with passenger railways at University College London’s PEARL (Person Environment Activity Research Laboratory), one of UKCRIC’s laboratories that is based in Dagenham.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
UK crying out for female tradespeople says research by the Chartered Institute of Building


  • 3 in 5 of us would hire female plumbers, carpenters, electricians and builders to work in our homes

  • Only 1% of tradespeople working in UK construction industry are female

  • North American campaign group, Tradeswomen Building Bridges attend special event in Parliament to share secrets of their success
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB Analysis of the Levelling Up & Regeneration Bill – Rhetoric vs Reality
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
New edition of the Code of Practice for Project Management for construction professionals out now
One of CIOB’s most popular guides, the Code of Practice for Project Management for the Built Environment, has now been updated and a sixth edition published.
Now embodied carbon is back on the agenda, let’s seize the chance to make real progress on reducing emissions Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Now embodied carbon is back on the agenda, let’s seize the chance to make real progress on reducing emissions
With the Environmental Audit Committee publishing its blueprint for reducing carbon emissions in construction, there is the momentum to legislative towards a more sustainable built environment.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Peter Baker and Dame Judith Hackitt headline CIOB’s first Safer Buildings UK event
The Chartered Institute of Building’s first ever Safer Buildings UK event was held today [Thursday 26 May].
Partner content
Environment
By Wood for Good
Timber crucial to carbon reduction, says Environmental Audit Committee
Using timber has been recognised as a crucial route to decarbonising our built environment in a new, landmark report from the Environmental Audit Committee (EAC).
UKCRIC is ‘open for business’ Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
UKCRIC is ‘open for business’
On the 17th May the UK Collaboratorium for Research on Infrastructure and Cities (UKCRIC) welcomed delegates from industry, academia and policy to an event exploring how working in partnership with UKCRIC’s national research capability can enable new innovations in safe, resilient and sustainable living, and generate economic opportunities for the UK.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
CIOB welcomes focus on built environment in Queen’s Speech
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Construction workers still at risk of exploitation, says new report from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner
The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) has responded to the publication of the latest report from the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner, “Operation Cardinas and Beyond: Addressing exploitation risk in the construction sector”.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Steve Nitman FCIOB announced as first CIOB Chair
Following the move earlier this year by the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) to create a Chair of Trustees role, it has been announced that Steve Nitman is to be the first ever CIOB Chair.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Building Safety Bill receives Royal Assent
The Government’s Building Safety Bill has received Royal Assent today. Following months of debates and amendments, the Bill is intended to ‘create lasting generational change’ to the way high risk and residential buildings are constructed and maintained.
Partner content
Economy
By Chartered Institute of Building
Built environment sector bodies unite to improve diversity and inclusion
Key membership bodies in the built environment sector have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to drive forward the creation of a more diverse, equitable and inclusive sector, ensuring it is more representative of the society it serves.