Sustainability
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Interview: Cal Bailey – new business models needed to meet low carbon challenge
Infrastructure must embrace a new world of long term commitments and partnership across the supply chain, says NG Bailey sustainability director Cal Bailey. -
A low carbon infrastructure strategy for Britain
Britain possibly more than any other economy owes its prosperity to sending large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. We need to change, says Tim Chapman. -
Institutions must embrace TripAdvisor style feedback to boost professional standards
Without a new approach to guarantee performance across the built environment, professions risk becoming irrelevant, warns Paul Morrell. -
The road ahead: highways and the future of the circular economy
Embracing the new world of re-using, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials will be vital for the construction industry to thrive in the 21st Century says FM Conway's David Smith. -
Low embodied carbon – Maximising life-cycle analysis
Low embodied carbon: Part 2 of a two part analysis by Dominic Burbridge of the Carbon Trust on the role of low carbon building materials in driving towards a sustainable future. -
Interview: Dale Evans, managing director of the @One Alliance explains collaboration
As Anglian Water kicks off its 15 year asset renewal and maintenance programme worth some £6bn over the next three AMP periods, Evans explains the value of deep collaboration across the supply chain. -
EIC Annual Conference 2015 to gather key environmental industry leaders
Book your place at the Environmental Industries Commission annual conference on 19th November to discuss the critical post-Election issues facing an expanding environmental sector. -
Government urged to lead the challenge of adapting infrastructure to climate change
Innovate UK’s latest report on establishing the business case for adapting buildings to climate change highlights some tough realities for government and owners. -
Low embodied carbon – Communicating the power of sustainability
Part 1 of a two part analysis by Dominic Burbridge of the Carbon Trust on the role of low carbon building materials in driving towards a sustainable future. -
Delivery is the challenge as Queen's Speech sets out the agenda for cities
The government has presented an ambitious economic and constitutional agenda for the next five years. Achieving it will depend on keeping together their small working majority says Andrew Carter , acting chief executive of Centre...