The global buildings sector currently contributes a third of greenhouse gas emissions (12.3 GtCO 2 in 2022). [1] This comes from the use of fossil fuels for heating, cooling, cooking, lighting, ...

The construction industry is increasingly moving to a ‘reuse first’ approach and despite higher levels of returns for new-build in Manchester - compared to neighbouring cities in the North - we’re ...

A pivotal element to achieving the Paris Agreement objectives to reduce carbon emissions and mitigate the impacts of climate change is decarbonisation of the built environment, a responsibility ...

After more than two decades on the front lines of tracking and recognizing sustainable building practices, the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED green building and certification programs have become ...

Controls has achieved a 46% carbon reduction while demonstrating how building systems innovation can deliver sustainability ...

The built environment is the second-largest source of carbon emissions in the UK after surface transport, and as such, it is of paramount importance that we take action to decarbonise buildings to ...

“While the focus has often been on new construction and cutting-edge green technologies, New York City’s existing buildings hold immense potential for environmental improvement.” Buildings in Inwood, ...

Energy efficiency wall renovation for energy saving. Exterior house wall heat insulation with mineral wool, building under construction. Image via Shutterstock / brizmaker The buildings and ...

The firm was founded in 1989 by Stephen Pettit and his wife Barbara, who originally rented a basement office from Bus Station ...

GBPN CEO Peter Graham and Nicholas Mutua of State Department for Public Works during the official launch of the National Buildings and Construction Decarbonisation Roadmap in Nairobi on February 26, ...

LONDON, Feb. 4, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The latest report from the Energy Transitions Commission, Achieving Zero-Carbon Buildings: Electric, Efficient and Flexible, draws a complete picture of the ...