embodied carbon Archives

Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

|Date: 2 June, 2025

Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of its new £29m New Riverbank School, built using a cross lamin ...

Aberdeen City Council has taken ownership of its new £29m New Riverbank School, built using a cross laminated timber (CLT) frame, following successful delivery by Robertson Construction Eastern. The 6 ...

2 June, 2025
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Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

|Date: 28 May, 2025

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

NBS (powered by Hubexo) has published its latest Sustainability Report, exposing ongoing gaps in early st ...

NBS (powered by Hubexo) has published its latest Sustainability Report, exposing ongoing gaps in early stage design decisions and environmental data intended to inform sustainable outcomes. While awar ...

28 May, 2025
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Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

|Date: 27 May, 2025

Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

With 1,080 solar panels on its roof, and a host of sustainable features, the new multi-million-pound camp ...

With 1,080 solar panels on its roof, and a host of sustainable features, the new multi-million-pound campus, delivered by Robertson Construction North West on behalf of WEPco, is now Flintshire County ...

27 May, 2025
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Webinar covering asset decarbonisation through reuse of key materials

|Date: 22 April, 2024

Webinar covering asset decarbonisation through reuse of key materials

The best way to minimise carbon emissions is, where possible, to repurpose buildings and the materials th ...

The best way to minimise carbon emissions is, where possible, to repurpose buildings and the materials they are built from. BUILDOFFSITE and CIRIA are hosting a webinar on Tuesday 14th May to explore ...

22 April, 2024
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IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

|Date: 18 April, 2024

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Departme ...

The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) has written to the Secretary of State for the Department Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) to express its concern that the regulation of ...

18 April, 2024
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Taylor Lane Timber Frame | Fabric first and MMC Category 2 timber frame housing solutions

|Date: 16 April, 2024

Taylor Lane Timber Frame | Fabric first and MMC Category 2 timber frame housing solutions

Blane Pannell, Sales and Marketing Director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, discusses the importance of taki ...

Blane Pannell, Sales and Marketing Director at Taylor Lane Timber Frame, discusses the importance of taking a fabric first approach to building new homes and the benefits of opting for MMC Category 2 ...

16 April, 2024
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UK political party leaders urged to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK

|Date: 1 February, 2024

UK political party leaders urged to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK

Leading construction industry and built environment experts from 11 organisations demand policy action in ...

Leading construction industry and built environment experts from 11 organisations demand policy action in election year. UK Green Building Council (UKGBC), The Institution of Structural Engineers (ISt ...

1 February, 2024
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New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

|Date: 26 January, 2024

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

Mobilityways published its 48-page Road to Net Zero Study last month, encapsulating findings from a nine- ...

Mobilityways published its 48-page Road to Net Zero Study last month, encapsulating findings from a nine-month investigation of large UK organisations’ progress in addressing decarbonisation in their ...

26 January, 2024
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Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

|Date: 9 October, 2023

Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CL ...

The first Passivhaus primary school project in Scotland to be constructed from cross-laminated timber (CLT) has opened its doors in Edinburgh. The £3.2m, two-storey extension to Sciennes Primary Schoo ...

9 October, 2023
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Kier joins pioneering project to develop embodied carbon calculation solution

|Date: 28 September, 2023

Kier joins pioneering project to develop embodied carbon calculation solution

Kier Group plc has joined Causeway Technologies' ground-breaking project aimed at developing automated, r ...

Kier Group plc has joined Causeway Technologies' ground-breaking project aimed at developing automated, real-time reporting of scope 3 emissions in the construction sector. The scope 3 initiative is w ...

28 September, 2023
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Hastoe to mark Rural Housing Week 2025 with host of events making the case for affordable rural homes

Greater Manchester puts Housing First as Good Landlord Charter reaches half of all rented homes

New figures show rough sleeping in London doubles in just over a decade

Two Rivers Housing and the ECLT’s partnership begins to take shape as work starts on 31 new affordable homes for local families

VIVID completes its 10,000th new home — a big milestone in building a brighter future

London to get up to £11.7bn Social and Affordable Homes Programme funding

Tenants welcomed to new homes at Dalquhurn Lane

The City of Edinburgh Council and CCG (Scotland) win net zero award

Wilmott Dixon and SCAPE enter 20th year of continued partnership

South Cambridgeshire parish of Eltisley celebrates 33% increase in affordable housing provision

Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

Robertson completes £29m CLT school for Aberdeen City Council

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

Specifiers demand better embodied carbon data from manufacturers to achieve net zero

Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

Power on at Flintshire County Council’s first net zero carbon school

Webinar covering asset decarbonisation through reuse of key materials

Webinar covering asset decarbonisation through reuse of key materials

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

IStructE raises concerns about lack of embodied carbon regulation within proposals

UK political party leaders urged to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK

UK political party leaders urged to make manifesto commitments for embodied carbon regulation in the UK

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

New report finds UK construction sector lagging other sectors on Scope 3 emissions reporting despite growing pressure to decarbonise

Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

Doors open at first Scottish Passivhaus primary school to use CLT structure

Kier joins pioneering project to develop embodied carbon calculation solution

Kier joins pioneering project to develop embodied carbon calculation solution