With 24/7 operation, intensive energy demands and frequent refurbishments, hotels are among the toughest buildings to decarbonise. Given that the upcoming UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard has sector carbon limits, Molly Tooher-Rudd looks at the challenges of achieving net zero hotels The post Engineering a sustainable stay: how net zero impacts hotel design appeared first on CIBSE Journal.| CIBSE Journal
The future of construction is here. Julie Godefroy’s analysis of the 2025 CIBSE Building Performance Awards demonstrates that the principles of performance-based design are gaining widespread adoption The post Evidence of progress: Building Performance Awards analysis appeared first on CIBSE Journal.| CIBSE Journal
Circular Ecology are delighted to announce they will soon be launching an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Programme. An EPD is a short document, summarising the environmental impacts of making materials or products. They are based on a Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) and include more than just carbon emissions, covering over 20 environmental and resource use [...] The post Circular Ecology Launching EPD Programme appeared first on Circular Ecology.| Circular Ecology
Max Fordham has been testing the pilot version of the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard to see if its projects would hit the carbon limits. The firm’s Henry Pelly reveals which building types are providing the most difficult challenges| CIBSE Journal
Read more about the ongoing progress to the Version 4.1 update to the Inventory of Carbon & Energy Database from Circular Ecology.| Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology hosted a webinar on generic embodied carbon data on 16th July at 13:00 BST (GMT+1). Slides/recording available on demand.| Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology hosted a webinar on database development challenges on 12th June at 13:00 BST (GMT+1). Slides/recording available on demand.| Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology hosted a webinar on the challenges of modern EPDs on 22nd May at 13:00 (UTC+1). Slides and recording available on demand.| Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology hosted a webinar on ICE Analytical Review Processes on 30th April at 13:00 GMT. Slides and recording available on demand.| Circular Ecology
Circular Ecology hosted a webinar on Data Quality Scoring on 10th April at 13:00 GMT. Slides and recording available on demand.| Circular Ecology
Global cities consume and discard an incredible amount of materials, contributing to climate change and destroying environments. This four-part series explores strategies for creating a circular economy, remediating old landfills, eliminating plastic pollution, and dealing with waste in a more equitable way The post Zero-waste cities appeared first on The Possible.| The Possible
(Proposed) The Low Embodied Carbon Concrete Leadership Act (LECCLA)| Achieving Zero
To the maximum extent feasible, recyclable and recycled materials should initially be considered in materials selection for design, construction, or procurement| Achieving Zero
Statsbygg (Norwegian Directorate of Public Construction and Property) has a mandatory carbon cap that requires Statsbygg projects (all Norwegian government properties) to demonstrate a 30% carbon reduction (including embodied and operational carbon as well as biogenic carbon and emissions from transport, land use and land change) against a baseline of the current Norwegian average, verified by an external expert.| Achieving Zero
All single-dwelling structures (houses and duplexes) are subject to the Deconstruction Ordinance if: the structure was built in 1916 or earlier, or the structure is designated as a historic resource subject to the demolition review| Achieving Zero
