The Importance of Sustainable Construction – Climate change and the need for carbon sequestration Professor Gideon Henderson, Chair of the joint report by the Royal Academy of Engineering and the Royal Society on greenhouse gas removal technologies gave a talk on The...
Sourcing Sustainable Timber Wood Campus Timber Trade Topics are produced in collaboration with Timber Development UK. TOPIC CHECKLIST Does your customer require sustainable timber? What’s available from your supplier? Check delivery notes and invoices for your...
Ever wondered about the carbon footprint of your garden decking? The Danish Technological Institute and the Swedish Environmental Institute has compared the CO2-release of different decking materials. Which material comes out on top? And what is the CO2-impact of your...
In 2015 world leaders meeting in Paris agreed to move towards zero net greenhouse-gas emissions in the second half of this century. That is a tall order, and the building industry makes it even taller. Cement-making alone produces 6% of the world’s carbon emissions....