The voice of our sustainable built environment
UKGBC is the membership-led industry network radically transforming the sustainability of the built environment.
Powered by 700+ members, UKGBC is at the forefront of positively influencing policy, identifying the pathways to propel the sector forward sustainably and driving the solutions to transform our buildings, communities, cities and infrastructure so that people and nature thrive.
Together, our impact is greater
The UKGBC network is now 700+ strong, and through working closely together our actions and impact are making waves within the built environment; highlighting what can be achieved through radical collaboration and demonstrating the ability for transformational change when we unite under one vision.
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Materials Passports
In the UK, construction, demolition, and excavation account for 60% of material use and waste…

What is Operational Carbon in buildings?
Operational Carbon vs. Embodied Carbon Our buildings are responsible for two types of emissions: operational…
24 Jan, 2025

Trends in Sustainable Solutions for the Built Environment – Reflecting on 2024
This report summarises a range of sustainable solution trends that UKGBC has seen over the…

Reflections on Leadership and Sustainability in the Built Environment
I was very lucky to be Arup’s beneficiary of the UKGBC’s Future Leaders programme in 2024. In the months since the 2024 cohort last met, I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the solid foundations of sustainability leadership that were built in the programme, while being increasingly engaged in various leading industry initiatives with Arup
4 Dec, 2024

What’s next for Embodied Ecological Impacts?
The urgency of the nature and biodiversity crisis is finally getting recognised in the built…
26 Nov, 2024

Future event
An Introduction to Sustainability in the Built Environment (on-demand)
Develop your core knowledge about sustainability in the built environment on this engaging online introductory course.
Ongoing Course

Our impact
Our Resource Library
Explore a range of resources from UKGBC that are designed to drive progress toward a sustainable built environment.

What our network are saying…
Learn more about our vision for a sustainable built environment where people and nature thrive.