Buildings

Low-carbon concrete helps cut embodied carbon by a fifth while increasing precast block strength by 56 per cent, EA trial reveals

Sum includes £2.5m paid through intermediaries to customers investing in upgrades such as solar panels battery storage, heat pumps, and insulation

Researchers explore how rainwater collected on rooftops in cities could be used to assist with urban cooling as a more sustainable alternative to air conditioning

Multi-decade partnership to deliver sustainable university redevelopment with the University of Manchester reaches financial close

Survey reveals growing fears over-heating, subsidence, and increased flood and fire risks could impact property valuations in the coming years

Analysis from Climate X estimates nearly five million properties will experience wildfire threat, as FT analysis suggests economic cost of recent fires has topped €3bn

Alan Beck, head of product at Concretene, discusses the firm's efforts to cut concrete's carbon footprint after success in the Ofwat Innovation Fund’s Water Breakthrough Challenge

Investment forms part of Grosvenor's 'retrofit first' strategy, as it looks to accelerate work to decarbonise its existing UK property portfolio

Olivia Page, CEO and co-founder at Mykor, explains how creating insulation from fungal mycelium is more than 'just growing mushrooms in a lab'

Foresight Group's Richard Kelly writes to Andy Burnham to make the case for the rapid expansion of the home-grown, sustainable timber industry