September’s AECB environmental construction conference seeks to spark debate among industry experts
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Industry leaders will gather at University of East Anglia in September to share practical insights on creating buildings that prioritise environmental performance without compromising design quality or occupant comfort.
Ecological Building Systems expands UK and Irish straw panel construction with EcoCocon deal
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EcoCocon, a leading European manufacturer of prefabricated straw wall panels, has announced a new, exclusive partnership with Ecological Building Systems, making EcoCocon's innovative straw-based wall system more accessible to professionals across the UK and Irish construction markets.
What do you do when a building type is inefficient, common, hard to treat – and often used to house vulnerable people? Chris Morgan of leading passive house architects John Gilbert Architects tells the story of an extraordinary pilot project that may show the way to solve the stickiest of problems.
Material matters - A palette for a vulnerable planet
Written by Lenny Antonelli
In recent years, the drive to reduce the embodied carbon of buildings has led to a resurgent interest in timber and other biobased building materials. But peering into the future, if we are to think not just about carbon but also land, water, and regenerating nature, how might we build to meet our essential needs, and what might we build with?
By Lenny Antonelli and Andy Simmonds
Focus on better buildings, not better spreadsheets
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MBC offers total passive house envelope solutions
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Climate report warns overheating crisis threatens UK
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Sustainable building leaders crowned at Exemplar Awards
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Certified green homes are becoming mainstream across Europe – boosted by collaboration from experts in green building and finance. Smarter Finance for EU (Smarter4EU), a pan-European initiative dedicated to the creation of a mainstream European green housing market, announced a range of new initiatives at the “Banking on Green Homes" event in Madrid, on 28 May.
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Hotel demolition judicial review could set embodied carbon precedent
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Irish and British associations unite for conference as passive house explodes
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IGBC launches case studies to drive nature-led construction
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