Sustainability

Some £1bn is needed per year to build and maintain flood and coastal resistance, according to the Environment Agency. In a new strategy document, Flood and Coastal Risk Management Strategy, the agency also called for all UK infrastructure to be flood resilient by 2050. It has committed to working with…

The Committee on Climate Change, independent advisers to the government, has recommended that all new buildings in the UK should be net zero carbon by 2050. In a new report, the body has made suggestions such as fitting all new buildings with low-carbon heating systems, which would tackle the use of…

The chair of the National Infrastructure Commission has called on the government to set a clear vision for UK infrastructure. Speaking at a panel discussion organised by the all-party parliamentary group on infrastructure Sir John Armitt said that major infrastructure projects “can be a unifying force”. “We need to set…

Most people working in the UK and Ireland construction industry don’t believe enough is being done to reduce plastic consumption, a survey has found.

The Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) has launched a new campaign to raise awareness of how to reduce, reuse and recycle plastics and packaging. A survey carried out…

HS2 has vowed to deliver the biggest green corridor ever created for a UK infrastructure project, including a 23 sq km native woodland that will run alongside phase one of the £55.7bn rail line.

The rail client has unveiled plans for the green corridor as part of its More than a…

Theresa May has pledged to halve the energy use of new buildings by 2030 through “modern construction practices” as part of the government’s industrial strategy. 

In a speech yesterday, the prime minister said “new technologies” will be used to cut energy usage in commercial and residential buildings, which will in turn…