Sustainability
Plastic ‘birds nest’ brick promises huge environmental benefits
A new type of building brick made from domestic plastic waste has been proven to provide ten times better insulation than traditional clay bricks
RICS launches Social Impact Awards for property projects that deliver ‘a lasting positive impact on society’
RICS’ new Social Impact Awards programme will search for the UK’s best built projects transforming lives & communities
Building the Future: Is housebuilding on the verge of a tech-driven revolution?
“Political, financial and environmental forces are collectively disrupting the future of housing delivery,” says Savills, while technological advances are forging a considerable evolution within the…
RICS launches ‘Value the Planet’ campaign to encourage sustainable practices in the property sector
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors is encouraging its members and the wider built environment sector to do more for the environment, launching a campaign to promote the adoption of the UN’s…
‘A modest masterpiece’: Stirling Prize goes to energy-efficient council housing project
100-home Passivhaus development in Norwich named Britain's best new building of 2019. “Goldsmith Street is a modest masterpiece," say the 2019 Stirling Prize judges.
Innovative Berkshire Cork House scoops Stephen Lawrence Prize
Award for "new, experimental architectural talent" goes to a sustainable cork-built home near Eton
New Government design manual & planning reforms promise a ‘green housing revolution’
Housing Minister reveals an "ambitious revamp of planning rules" and bans gas boilers in new homes, as the Government publishes its first-ever "design manual to promote the building of beautiful new homes"…
Green Building Council rolls out Climate Commitment Platform & Leadership Model for real estate companies
21 big-hitting property firms have already signed up to help champion sustainable practices and innovations in the built environment
West London mews development launches with ‘unrivalled green credentials’
The four new-build houses sit in a gated mews in Shepherd's Bush
‘These houses cost an arm, leg & lung’: Air pollution tool encourages London house-hunters to cut property prices
Londoners are being urged to use air pollution data to drive down house prices and rents; "this is going to be industry standard", says the NAEA's chief
The Value of Community: ‘Sustainable urbanism’ offers dividends for property developers & homeowners
Homes built on the principles of sustainable urbanism - with an emphasis on character and community - achieve higher residential development values and can maintain house price premiums, according to research…
‘Coastal residents may need to systematically retreat’
The Global Commission on Adaptation - led by Ban Ki-Moon, Bill Gates and Kristalina Georgieva - has warned that "coastal residents may need to systematically retreat" as a result of climate change and…