Category: net zero
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As a trainee cost manager, I’m shocked by construction’s complacency
Although construction has the tools and frameworks to make the industry more collaborative and safer, collective willingness to change is still missing, argues Sabrina Abdullaahi. Image: Kalman89 | Dreamstime.com As a trainee cost manager, I’ve spent the last year exploring how construction projects are shaped by budgets, deadlines and the constant push to deliver more…
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Lendlease celebrates award for green skills commitment
Commenting on the awards, Tim Balcon, chief executive at the Construction Industry Training Board, said: “Now more than ever, it’s vital we are supporting the construction industry to train, develop and retain its workforce and develop a skills system that is able to meet today’s challenges, and resilient enough to meet future needs. View the…
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Why are we letting net zero be sabotaged?
For too long, industry’s argument for renewables has been rooted in the need to reach net zero. Rightly or wrongly, that narrative doesn’t chime with the public. There is space to make this case, but it must be grounded in real life, every-day benefits. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Green skills initiative calls for industry-wide commitment
The City of London Corporation’s Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce has launched its new industry pledge to help support the recruitment and retention of young and diverse people in ‘green jobs’. The Future Skyline Skills commitment aims to help boost the supply of skilled workers needed to deliver central London’s sustainable infrastructure. The commitment is…
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Achieving net zero requires widespread BREEAM adoption
Construction professionals committed to sustainability must adopt performance benchmarks and set science-based targets, argues Barrett Harris. The UK construction sector has a pivotal role to play in achieving the nation’s net-zero target by 2050. However, a comparison of national and construction-specific greenhouse gas emissions reveals a stark contrast. Between 1990 and 2023, the UK reduced…
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Achieving net zero requires widespread BREEAM adoption
Construction professionals committed to sustainability must adopt performance benchmarks and set science-based targets, argues Barrett Harris. The UK construction sector has a pivotal role to play in achieving the nation’s net-zero target by 2050. However, a comparison of national and construction-specific greenhouse gas emissions reveals a stark contrast. Between 1990 and 2023, the UK reduced…
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Housing experts warn training gaps could hinder Procurement Act adoption
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Tarryn Kerr, managing director of procurement services at Commercial Services Group, said: “With housing shortages, and increasing supply chain pressures presenting an ongoing concern across the UK, it’s more important than ever that the housing sector can work effectively and efficiently. View the original article and our Inspiration here
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Building the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project
The Natural History Museum’s new Urban Nature Project is a biodiversity project like no other. Will Mann meets the Walter Lilly team who helped bring it to life. The life-size bronze cast model of a diplodocus (Image NHM) The Natural History Museum (NHM) is one of the UK’s most visited museums – and this year…
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Energy Transition Skills Hub receives funding boost
The project has already received £4.5 million from the Scottish government’s Just Transition Fund, £2.3 million from ETZ, and £500,000 from NESCol. Shell has also committed £1.8 million towards the running costs of the skills hub for the first five years, with a view to supporting 1,000 jobs in the region. The hub will include a community…
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Former Wallace & Gromit warehouse to become pilot for net zero standard
The former warehouse of the studios behind the Wallace & Gromit and Shaun the Sheep films will be used to pilot the UK’s first net-zero carbon building standard. The Grade II-listed semi-derelict St Vincent’s Works, at Silverthorne Lane in Bristol’s Temple Quarter Enterprise Zone, was destroyed by a huge fire in 2005. The site was…