Net Zero: One Change at a Time Join the newly formed Constructing Excellence Climate Action theme group for their first meeting on Tuesday 17th October, Chaired by Annette Boren. As a group we will explore: what do we mean by climate action, what can we do to support sustainability and Net Zero targets, how can … Continue reading "Climate Action Group: Net Zero…One Change at a Time"
Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action theme group for their next meeting on Thursday 1st February, Chaired by Annette Boren. As a group we will explore the actions we can take to make a positive impact on current climate challenges. During this session, we’ll be joined by our Net Zero Award winners for 2023, Morgan Sindall Construction … Continue reading "Climate Action Group- February"
Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action group for a visit to the ‘smart’ blue-green roof, from Polypipe Civils & Green Urbanisation, on Bruntwood’s Bloc, Manchester. This project aims to help in developing a greater understanding of how new construction and data technologies can help cities and urban developments to mitigate the impact of climate change and … Continue reading "CE Climate Action Group- A Visit to the Smart Blue-Green Roof, Manchester"
Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action theme group for their next meeting on Tuesday 11th June, Chaired by Annette Boren. The annual embodied carbon emissions stemming from the construction, maintenance, and demolition of buildings equates to 40-50 million tonnes of CO2 - more than emissions from aviation and shipping combined. To evaluate the industry’s trajectory, Akerlof … Continue reading "Constructing Excellence Climate Action Group- June"
Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action theme group for their next meeting on Thursday 5th September, Chaired by Annette Boren. This session will focus on 'Framing Carbon Action'. With climate transition mentioned in corporate action, frameworks and policy, what are the fundamentals of climate transition, and how can it help in practice? An interactive introduction with opportunities … Continue reading "Constructing Excellence Climate Action Group- September"
Join the Constructing Excellence Climate Action theme group for their next meeting on Thursday 14th November. November's session will focus on Construction Waste Management with input from the Construction Waste Portal and SmartWaste.
To kick off 2025 the Climate Action Group will look at the big picture of the challenges and opportunities for Climate Action in 2025. Fresh from the Cambridge Institute from Sustainable Leadership, group chair Annette Boren will share some of the big issues shaping the latest thinking on climate delivery. We will then have a … Continue reading "Climate Action Group- January"
The RS&IN will be supported with funding from Innovate UK for its first year to explore the regulatory challenges to the deployment of innovative products and solutions in domestic retrofit. The long term objective of the RS&IN is to identify where regulatory science can provide solutions and address evidence gaps to allow policies and regulations … Continue reading "RetroNetZero Regulatory Science & Innovation Network (RS&IN) – Implementation Phase Launch Event"
