Sustainable building designs

BAUA membership withdrawal from UIA, International Union of Architects – Baltic states architectural associations departure from this global architecture design body

With increased concerns about climate change and environmental degradation, national governments, environmental agencies, contractors, and individuals have embraced the adoption of sustainable architecture globally. 6 Sustainable architecture design ideas

“Concrete is causing climate catastrophe. It is time to break the silence”, say The Concrete Generation, Sweden: “We need the UN climate development goals to recognize sustainable materials like wood to create a healthier planet”.

Concrete is essential for our economy and our way of life, now and in the future. New homes, schools, hospitals, workplaces, roads, railways, and the infrastructure that gives us clean water, sanitation and renewable energy.

new research by FJP Investment revealing 30% of homeowners are prioritising sustainability within their property ownership and investment plans due to the energy prices crisis

Sustainable Architecture: detailed dialogue – the sustainability concept is being incorporated in most new buildings these days. It has become more of an ideology and architects from all over the world are practicing it in their designs.

SNC-Lavalin announce its support for a campaign calling on governments around the world to require all large businesses and financial institutions to assess and disclose their impacts and dependencies on nature by 2030

British energy security strategy news: Insulate, then generate: energy strategy should put efficiency first, says trade body NFRC (National Federation of Roofing Contractors)

Carbon Re – first-ever joint spinout between Cambridge University and UCL – raises £4.2m in seed funding to tackle gigatonnes of emissions from highly pollutive cement industry – sustainable building news

UK’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard coalition call for evidence: the NZCBS cross-industry team is calling on practitioners from the built environment industry to supply operational energy and embodied carbon performance data for their buildings

Net Zero carbon buildings news: World Green Building Council launches GRESB, the leading global sustainability benchmark for real estate portfolios, to recognise companies that make a Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment.

Four mayors from leading world cities including Oslo, Los Angeles, Mexico City and Budapest have pledged to halve emissions from all construction activities by 2030.