Construction

Demand for plastic building materials is projected to almost double by 2050, surpassing plastic demand for packaging

WATCH: Head of sustainability for Europe at Laing O’Rourke chats to BusinessGreen about how a collaborative approach has helped drastically cut carbon on a recent construction project

Property developer and owner publishes 2023 sustainability update, detailing how it has reduced emissions by 26 per cent since 2019

The recently completed lab achieves highest possible score in building sustainability certification

New research from NBS indicates around seven in ten construction projects now have sustainability targets

Construction and engineering giant hails milestones as major 'step forward' towards its goal of reducing absolute Scope 1, 2, and 3 emissions by 90 per cent by 2045

New partnership will use second-life batteries to act as temporary power sources and alternatives to fossil-fuel powered generators

Regulations to pave the way for low carbon construction and farming vehicles to drive on roads launched for consultation

Transforming the built environment depends on transparency, education, innovative thinking, and a focus on whole-life carbon emissions, argues Stora Enso's Johanna Pirinen

Edinburgh Construction's Charlie Fitzgibbon provides a first-hand account of how construction rules can stymy firms' efforts to build sustainably