Green buildings

BEIS announces £5m Green Home Finance Innovation Fund alongside £10m competition to help cut costs of home retrofit measures

Royal Institute for British Architects commits to five-year sustainability action plan in bid to make zero carbon buildings standard practice

Winners of prestigious RIBA Stirling prize promise to design more climate-friendly buildings

New York mayor announces sweeping climate change programme, while Washington's power will be carbon-neutral by 2030

The building sector is a major resource user, but circular thinking can keep firms ahead of competition and regulation, argues UKGBC's Alastair Mant

Government warns developers as Norfolk council attracts criticism for cliff-face nets which prevent birds from nesting

Labour's Alan Whitehead slams the 'near criminal' failure to improve the energy efficiency of new build homes

Asker aims to be the first Norwegian town to incorporate UN Sustainable Development Goals into development plan - a move Moody's says will deliver long-term benefits

New draft of Greater Manchester development strategy puts environment and climate front and centre of 2040 vision

UK GBC's John Alker takes the microscope to the latest trends in green housebuilding