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Driving Organisational Change: Training in Sustainability Leadership

The built environment is a key contributor to climate change and biodiversity collapse. Both pose a…

20 Feb, 2025

Blog

EPDs and Materials Passports in Circular Construction

The UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) has launched its latest guidance on materials passports, reinforcing…

19 Feb, 2025

Resource Use Blog

UKGBC responds to the Government’s minimum energy performance standards

The Government today announced its Plan for Change, which is proposing to raise the minimum…

7 Feb, 2025

National and Regional Collaboration Press Release

What is Operational Carbon in buildings?  

Operational Carbon vs. Embodied Carbon   Our buildings are responsible for two types of emissions: operational…

24 Jan, 2025

Climate Change Mitigation Blog

Solution trends driving the sustainable transformation of the built environment 

Buildings are a crucial area of opportunity when it comes to environmental and social sustainability,…

22 Jan, 2025

News

UKGBC reacts to Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement

The UK Green Building Council – which represents some of the UK’s biggest names in…

21 Jan, 2025

Climate Change Mitigation Press Release

NZWLC Industry Pulse Check: Whole life carbon measurements and agreed limits 

Industry Pulse Check This publication forms part of a series called the Industry Pulse Check,…

19 Dec, 2024

Climate Change Mitigation Deep Dive

UKGBC gives evidence on retrofit

The inquiry has looked at issues surrounding the ability of UK citizens to heat their…

17 Dec, 2024

National and Regional Collaboration News

UKGBC responds to updated National Planning Policy Framework

The Government has published its full response to the National Planning Policy Framework consultation today.…

12 Dec, 2024

National and Regional Collaboration Press Release

UKGBC responds to government’s consultation to reform EPCs

Simon McWhirter, deputy CEO of the UK Green Building Council, responds to the government’s consultation…

4 Dec, 2024

Climate Change Mitigation Press Release

Reflections on Leadership and Sustainability in the Built Environment

I was very lucky to be Arup’s beneficiary of the UKGBC’s Future Leaders programme in 2024. In the months since the 2024 cohort last met, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the solid foundations of sustainability leadership that were built in the programme, while being increasingly engaged in various leading industry initiatives with Arup

4 Dec, 2024

Blog

Retrofit: Operational energy in the spotlight

The retrofit movement has gained momentum, but projects continue to face barriers.   Cost is the…

27 Nov, 2024

Climate Change Mitigation Blog