Channel: Built Environment Archives

Window onto tree health in timber supply chain

News: Manufacturer of timber construction products becomes first of its kind to measure and monitor the health of forests in its supply chain.

News: Construction manufacturers are failing to meet specifier demand for better sustainability data, hindering project progress on net zero.

News: Colour options in red, green and grey for integrated solar roofs help renewables meet mainstream demand for aesthetics and compliance.

News: From smart tech to green space, Europe’s largest urban regeneration project is designed for citizen-centric climate resilience.

Opinion: With tariffs and trade wars, Jim McClelland asks: Will de-globalisation be good or bad for construction and can sustainability help?

News: New roofs data, extracted with the help of machine learning, will benefit sustainability and energy sectors, plus map solar and green.

News: Sustainability strengths of renewable materials harnessed to create first non-plastic artificial grass made from natural coconut fibres.

News: Regenerative design not only boosts biodiversity, but also helps urban communities build climate resilience to flood risk and heatwaves.

News: Designed to help residents live longer and happier, new Blue Zones housing in Utrecht to be healthiest neighbourhood in the Netherlands.

News: Fully electric construction helps city of Arnhem fight flood risk on banks of the Rhine, with zero-emissions dyke reinforcement.