Op-ed: Architecture can’t wait for regulators to lead on sustainability

The Architects Newspaper

7/1/2022

With urgent turning points for mitigating climate change drawing ever nearer, it’s time for the architecture field to take notice—and action. Seventy-five percent of global emissions come from the urban built environment, and in 2020, buildings accounted for 36 percent of global energy demand and nearly 40 percent of energy-related CO2 emissions. However, the building industry has not met the challenge of climate change with the urgency and resolve it warrants, looking to regulators and institu…

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Part L changes to usher in era of greener housebuilding

Construction News

7/1/2022

Homebuilders in the UK are set to face significant changes with a major step in the government’s drive to become carbon neutral. With the rise of net zero and a nationwide commitment to create a cleaner and greener built environment, the new updates to Part L building regulations will have a big impact on the construction industry.

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Sustainability in commercial construction: Getting set for the Future Buildings Standard

PBC Today

7/1/2022

In December 2021, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published the outcome of the Future Buildings Standard consultation. The document outlined the second stage of a two-part review on changes to the Building Regulations to help decarbonise the UK’s building stock. It followed the 2019 Future Homes Standard consultation, which set out stricter energy guidance for new residential properties.

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