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Read our Policy Team’s response to the updated National Planning Policy Framework (NPPF).

UKGBC’s UK Climate Resilience and Net Zero Whole Life Carbon Roadmaps set the ambition, but delivery depends on people. Douglas Morrison, Deputy CEO at BE-ST, explores why the construction sector needs a more coherent, responsive skills system to turn low carbon and resilient building ambitions into reality.

What does it take to lead on climate at board level? At UKGBC’s Recalibrate ‘Night at the Museum’ event, C-suite executives explored the legacy they want to leave behind, guided by Jonathon Porritt’s stark take on the climate crisis.

Basil, who brings decades of finance, investor relations and commercial development to the role, was…

Britain’s buildings, transport and drainage were built for a climate that’s gone. Emma Howard Boyd CBE explains why adaptation can’t wait any longer.

Shreya Aneja, Architectural Designer and Sustainable Design Coordinator at White Arkitekter, reflects on her experience leading on the Whole Life Carbon Framework at UKGBC.

A Prime Minister who knows our world Andy Burnham’s political trajectory on the built environment…

As Andy Burnham settles into No.10 and begins to set out his agenda, now is…

Meet the members of this year’s UKGBC Advisory Group who are supporting our Solutions & Innovation workstream.

The built environment faces mounting pressure to deliver on climate mitigation, resilience and nature recovery simultaneously. Recent heatwaves and wildfires across the UK show these are interdependent outcomes of a single system, not separate challenges. Yet much of the sector still operates in silos, with carbon efforts advancing unevenly while resilience investment and nature recovery lag behind. Read on to find out how UKGBC’s BuildingLife Ambassadors campaign is working to close that gap.

Since 2017, each annual service report of our 15+ year old boiler had been concluding…

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The CCC’s 2026 Progress Report lands at a moment of global instability and domestic uncertainty — and its message for the built environment is clearer than ever.

UKGBC’s Chief Executive, Simon McWhirter, responds to the latest uplift to the Minimum Energy Efficiency Standards (MEES) for large privately rented commercial buildings.

Our latest report is designed to accelerate the adoption of innovative low-carbon solutions across the commercial real estate sector.

As sustainability moves rapidly up the agenda in the built environment, Newmark partnered with UKGBC to upskill teams across its UK service lines.

Read our Policy Team’s detailed response to the Warm Homes Fund Call for Evidence.

Learn more about our latest report on whole life carbon minimisation in the built environment.

UKGBC’s Policy Team analyses the Climate Change Committee’s latest report on climate adaptation in the UK and what it means for the built environment.

Sustainability knowledge is valuable, but knowledge alone doesn’t change much. Whether you’re just starting out or looking to go deeper, UKGBC’s learning pathways are designed to help built environment professionals move from understanding to action.

UKGBC’s Policy Team gives a detailed analysis of the King’s Speech and what it means for the built environment.

Introducing UKGBC’s #BuildingLife Roadmap Ambassadors, uniting industry and policy leaders to accelerate action on whole life carbon and climate resilience across the built environment.

UKGBC’s Senior Policy Advisor, Kirsty Girvan, looks at what the results of the UK local elections and what these might mean for built environment and climate policy.