The built environment faces increasing pressures from climate change, resource limitations, and rapid urbanisation.

Holcim has launched the Holcim Sustainable Construction Academy, an open-access online training program on circular, energy-efficient, low-carbon and regenerative design concepts. Developed by Holcim ...

THE global construction industry is at a critical juncture. As one of the largest consumers of natural resources and a ...

The architecture, engineering, construction and operations industries are increasingly facing challenges to do more with less. To meet demands for a more resilient and sustainable built environment ...

Expertise from Forbes Councils members, operated under license. Opinions expressed are those of the author. The terms “net-zero” and “sustainable buildings” may evoke images of the shiny, new ...

Industry Insight from Ethical Corporation Magazine, a part of Thomson Reuters. Our joint research by the World Economic Forum and McKinsey, Circularity in the Built Environment: Maximizing CO2 ...

The road to clean energy and decarbonization of our built environment has never been more relevant than it is today. The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA), in collaboration with the ...

With around 85% of the UK's population living in towns and cities, restoring biodiversity cannot be seen as a responsibility ...

Q. We hear about flexible office and industrial buildings. What does “flexibility” mean in health care facility design? We’ve been designing flexible medical facilities for quite some time, but the ...

When Loring Consulting Engineers opened its doors in Kingston two years ago, this marked far more than a geographic expansion ...

Our built environment — from houses to offices, schools and shops — is not environmentally benign. Buildings and the construction industry are, in fact, the world’s biggest consumer of raw materials ...

The construction industry in India is evolving towards sustainability, with a focus on energy-efficient materials.