The Construction Climate Challenge

6 April 2018

Cities and architects unite to combat climate change

A global competition has been launched, inviting architects to propose innovative solutions that tackle urban density and climate change in different parts of the world. Reinventing Cities is a global initiative that invites architects to explore different ways of tackling the challenges of climate change and urban density through creatively reimagining neglected parts of our cities. This […]
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27 March 2018

Skanska aims to be first for the new PAS2080 carbon standard

Skanska has slashed its carbon use across the business in a bid to become the UK’s first contractor to gain the new PAS 2080 carbon industry standard. The standard was developed by BSI (British Standards Institution) and launched two years ago to try to mitigate climate change through carbon reduction. It is seen as the world’s first carbon […]
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16 August 2017

First workshop completed within the CITT project

The Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Tool (CITT) project seeks to develop an open access solution for calculating and managing embodied carbon emissions across the project lifecycle of infrastructure projects. In late April the project conducted its first workshop to introduce the tool to key industry bodies and to gain feedback to develop and improve the tool […]
22 April 2018

“We need to change behaviors”

Legislation might have a role in dealing with the carbon challenge, but Andy Robinson, Partner, Urban Innovation Labs, believes that changing behaviors is the only real way to deal with the issue. Andy Robinson says that the first behavior lever is industry consensus. The industry needs to come together to tackle the carbon problem the […]
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24 April 2018

New study looks at embodied carbon in construction

It has been estimated that approximately 20% of GHG emissions are embodied in the construction sector. Embodied carbon emissions in construction – commonly referred to as ‘Embodied carbon’ refers to the GHG emissions associated with the manufacturing, maintenance, and decommissioning of a structure. A new report reviews seven leading examples of countries that have implemented […]
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15 March 2018

CITT – One year into the project

Just over a year has passed since the CCC funded research project CITT started. What has happened in the project during the year? And are there some findings yet?
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