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March 2024

Building the Future: Lessons for a Buildings Breakthrough Report

The 'Building the Future: Lessons for a Buildings Breakthrough' Report was published on 5th March 2024 citing the work of Construction Carbon in establishing Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) training, accreditation and verification for low carbon buildings. The full report is available to download below.
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February 2024

Embracing Sustainable Construction: The Role of Life Cycle Assessments (LCA) training.

In construction, sustainability has evolved from being a buzzword to becoming a fundamental pillar of industry practices. One crucial tool at the forefront of this movement is Life Cycle Assessments (LCAs). This article delves into the significance of LCAs, their integration into construction practices, their alignment with standards, and the importance of training for industry professionals.
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January 2024

Existing Buildings Face a Baseline Challenge

The construction industry is fast arriving at the consensus that a retrofit-first approach to development is foundational to achieving significant decarbonisation.
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November 2023

Carbon Offsetting for the Built Environment - Risks and Best Practices

Event slides from Melissa Lindsay of Emsurge, John Lang of Net Zero Tracker and Richard Storrow of Sylvera.
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October 2023

THE RICS WHOLE LIFE CARBON ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL STANDARD - WHAT'S NEW

Event slides from Simon Sturgis on "The RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment Professional Standard - What's New?"
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April 2022

Interview with the Expert: A discussion with Naveed Chaudhry, Co-Founder & Head of The Greenhouse at the Centre for Climate Change Innovation

What does it take to win a place on one of London’s top climate-change accelerators?
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April 2022

Why is Wood So Good?

The Beauty of Timber in Construction
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April 2022

White Paper

How carbon emissions from the built environment can be controlled and mitigated by a government endorsed voluntary certification programme.
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March 2022

Interview with Amie Shuttleworth

In the first of a new series of interviews for the Construction Carbon blog, we caught up with Amie Shuttleworth, Founder and Director of sustainability consultancy Shuttleworth Waite Limited.
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March 2022

UK politicians are not moving fast enough to regulate embodied carbon emissions

The Government’s recent uplift to building regulations Part L has fuelled disappointment across the construction sector. The UKGBC’s reaction came as: “details missing which could and should have clarified what more will be done to deliver net zero buildings by 2050”.