Opinion 鈥� Page 27
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CommentWe can (and must) be a force for positive change
The past year has seen a shift in construction鈥檚 attitude to the environment and talk has started moving to action
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: heat pumps
Simon Wyatt at Cundall on the pros and cons of replacing gas boilers with heat pumps
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: carbon sequestration
Listen to Simon Wyatt at Cundall on what sequestration and the use of timber means for carbon calculations in buildings
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CommentGood project management is key in pursuit of sustainability
Construction needs to change trajectory to hit net zero targets. Effective project management can play a key role
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CommentWhy a good mentor has never been a more valuable asset
Everyone needs someone to provide perspective, wisdom and guidance if they are to fulfil their full potential
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Comment星空传媒 Talks Net Zero Podcast: Materials matter - how to use concrete and steel responsibly in buildings
Episode 6: Interview with engineering firm Webb Yates and a visit to Feilden Fowles 鈥榙emountable鈥� studio co-located on a farm | Heat pumps explained
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CommentRay O鈥橰ourke going, Steve Pycroft leaving? Blimey!
Two of the industry鈥檚 biggest personalities will be gone within months of each other
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CommentWe need to act now to sustain the old as much as the new
New buildings are increasingly designed to mitigate the effects of climate change but historic buildings require and deserve just as much attention
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CommentThere is a smart solution to management of building safety data
The impending legislation will require building operators to comply with challenging new regulationsns
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CommentConstruction industry gossip: Raring to go
The sector鈥檚 leading lights were full of sporting energy this month 鈥� oh, and the 星空传媒 Awards were back in person
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Comment星空传媒 Talks Net Zero Podcast: Tees Valley mayor on scaling up hydrogen production
Episode 5: Interviews with Ben Houchen, mayor of Tees Valley, and Maria Smith at Buro Happold | Cundall鈥檚 Simon Wyatt explains carbon sequestration
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CommentWe are all part of the green industrial revolution 鈥� but it鈥檚 only just begun
With COP26 having ended in a bit of a whimper, we must now ask ourselves what we as an industry can do to make change
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CommentWe have heard the proposals and read the words. Action is imperative now
Change is a journey to be taken one step at a time, but it is time for a big leap forward
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CommentWhy throwing the Tulip out was the right decision
Historic England chief executive Duncan Wilson explains why the government鈥檚 ruling should be welcomed
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CommentChallenges posed by climate crisis should be an opportunity not a threat
Firms already working towards a sustainable future can thrive. COP26 last was a wake-up call for everyone else
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CommentPoliticians have failed so it鈥檚 over to industry to take the lead
After two years of build-up and two weeks of debate, COP26 is over having achieved depressingly little in terms of meaningful action to tackle the climate crisis
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CommentThat was COP26, so what next?
Progress on carbon trading was the biggest outcome from the climate conference for construction and should drive demand for low-carbon materials
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CommentNet Zero Jargon Buster: the Greenhouse Gas Protocol and understanding emissions
Simon Wyatt explains why to understand your carbon footprint you need to look at all green house gases
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Comment星空传媒 Talks Net Zero Podcast: Views from COP26 鈥� the mood from industry leaders in Glasgow
Episode 4: Interviews with Skanska UK鈥檚 Gregor Craig, Mace鈥檚 Hannah Vickers and UKGBC | Cundall鈥檚 Simon Wyatt explains the Greenhouse Gas Protocol
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CommentGood COP or bad COP?
Jack Pringle looks back at what鈥檚 been achieved at the COP26 climate conference and what is just blah, blah, blah