There is growing recognition – now almost universal – that unless significant action is taken to reduce the harm we are doing to our world, our children will have serious…
ICF – Sense and Sustainability
The Race is on to Build New Homes
But is it going in the Right Direction? The national shortage of housing and capacity to supply the market continues to command headlines in both the national and the trade…
Architects Declare – A Climate for Change
The report from the Committee on Climate Change certainly seems to be stimulating response in political circles as the stark nature of the findings demands that attitudes also need to…
Reducing Plastic Waste in Construction
With the Considerate Constructors Scheme (CCS) launching a new initiative to highlight the construction sector’s best practise in handling of plastics and packaging, hopefully the campaign will draw attention to…
The Whole Truth: Concrete and Carbon
Dr Martyn Kenny, sustainability director at Tarmac Construction has recently published an article discussing the whole-life carbon impacts of concrete and its neglected benefits. He shares some surprising statistics which,…
Planning Permission and Acquiring Land
Self-build projects in England account for 7-10 per cent of new houses built each year (approximately 12,000 new homes), a figure dwarfed by countries such as France (60 per cent)…