Sustainability

Social housing retrofit project commended in House of Lords


The project in Illingworth has imprved energy ratings of the houses.

Defence School of Transport goes green


The Defence School of Transport (DST) in Leconfield has welcomed new ‘green’ accommodation

Over a billion generated from Social Value


New report from SCAPE shows that £1.08bn Social Value was generated from contracts worth a total of £4.57bn. 

ESG regulation overhaul needed in housebuilding


Clearer Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) regulation is needed to accelerate success in the housebuilding sector.

Exisiting tech can help reduce emissions by half


New report reveals that more than 50% of built environment emissions can be reduced with existing technology

UK’s first Passivhaus-hybrid school 


Wynne Construction has completed work on a major redevelopment on the UK's first Passivhaus-hybrid school.

What is greenwashing and what can we do to combat it?


Greenwashing is often a result of an organisation’s marketing department investing heavily in the appearance of being sustainable, rather than focusing efforts on a robust CSR strategy,

New dawn for solar


The new Solar Taskforce has met recently to discuss plans to use the ‘untapped potential’ of commercial buildings to revolutionise UK solar power. The new taskforce has been convened to drive forward actions needed to meet government ambition for 70GW solar power by 2035. Recent discussions have highlighted the untapped