Sustainability

The Sustainability topic area offers you a set of resources to help you keep up to date with the fast-changing world of green construction and sustainable development.

Sustainability articles

• Calling all nemophilists: five (more) reasons to talk about trees

  Most textbooks on sustainable construction give wood a good report for its genuine green credentials, but timber is much more than just a construction product. Melanie Thompson of Get Sust! joins the nemophilists on a ramble through the forest of targets, regulations and innovations. read more on 'Calling all nemophilists: five (more) reasons to talk about trees' ...

• On your marks! Get set ... for product labels with sustainability at heart

  From 1 July 2013 most construction products will carry the CE label that is already borne by consumer products from toys to washing machines across Europe. Melanie Thompson of Get Sust! dips a toe in the alphabet soup of Euro-speak to explain why there is more to those two little letters than meets the eye, especially when it comes to sustainability. read more on 'On your marks! Get set ... for product labels with sustainability at heart' ...

• Rules, roles and responsibilities: sustainability comes of age at Ecobuild

  Is the gloss of the 'green' wearing thin in these challenging economic times? Or has sustainable construction finally passed through the difficult teenage years into a state of early maturity? Certainly, this year's Ecobuild seemed less frenetic than usual. But that doesn't mean there wasn't plenty to get excited about, writes Melanie Thompson of Get Sust. read more on 'Rules, roles and responsibilities: sustainability comes of age at Ecobuild' ...

• Spring into sustainability

  Is it that time already? It seems like just a few weeks since the last Ecobuild, and now the 2013 event looms... But even though thousands will pass through the electronic turnstiles at London's ExCeL centre in March, what impact is it having? Are construction professionals really taking the sustainability message to heart? Melanie Thompson of Get Sust! reviews an NBS survey which suggests they are, but there's still plenty of work to be done. read more on 'Spring into sustainability' ...

• Environmental certification

  The choices we make when specifying products and services and designing and developing buildings have major impacts on both the sustainability of our projects and their successes. In order to make the best choices, we need information that we can trust. Richard Hardy, Managing Director of BRE Global, looks at some of the product and building certification schemes that can deliver the quality of information needed. read more on 'Environmental certification' ...

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