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The UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard
19 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK NZC Building Standard sets out to provide a methodology by which buildings can be assessed as Net Zero against Science-Based targets to reduce ...
Improving the accuracy of embodied carbon modelling
12 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carbon calculations rely on accurate data and modelling of the embodied carbon in proposed schemes. Significant decisions about the direction of the...
Timber for Retrofit and Extensions
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deep retrofit of commercial buildings often aims to increase useable floor area whilst maintain the existing structure. Timber is a lightweight struct...
UK Green Taxonomy: Update and Q&A
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The UK Green Taxonomy is intended to provide a common framework for investments that can be defined as environmentally sustainable. It is an opportuni...
Commercial Buildings in Timber
11 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mass timber structure is being used for larger and more ambitious commercial buildings than ever before. In this session we ask what has changed to en...
Breakfast Briefing: The Future is Timber with Built By Nature
04 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Developers seeking to adopt timber on increasingly large and complex schemes are joining forces with architects devising inventive methods of biobased...
NABERS UK - A Tool for Investors to Drive Improvement in Energy Performance of Buildings in association with Greengage
21 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
NABERS UK is becoming the rating of choice for property owners to measure and improve the energy performance of buildings. A number of industry bodies...
Procurement sets the scene for Decarbonisation via a Circular Economy
14 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Despite advances in circularity in some supply chains generally that has been little change in procurement behaviour. We examine what this needs to lo...
Carbon estimating for the construction industry
07 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Building modelling can offer very accurate quantities of material used in our designs but carbon calculations rely on accurate data about the embodied...
Countdown to zero - with Hydrock
21 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
With an expert panel in situ, join us to debate how we tackle the main obstacles to achieving decarbonisation. As voted by you, our guests, we will ha...
The future of low-carbon leisure: Decarbonise or build new?
14 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In association with Willmott Dixon Group Local authorities have been struck hard by the increase in fuel prices especially in the running of leisure c...
Designing out material redundancy
08 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
What progress has been made in regards using Circular Economy principles to reduce material use as an intrinsic part of the design process? Including ...