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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.

David Steen, UKGBC’s Senior Policy Advisor, explores the results of the Scottish Parliament election and what it means for climate policy in Scotland.

Clare Wilde, Sustainability Officer at UKGBC, reflects on the importance of secondary materials markets in achieving a circular economy.

UKGBC’s Chief Executive, Simon McWhirter, reflects on his first year in the role and UKGBC’s direction of travel.

The need for transformational improvements in the sustainability of the built environment has never been clearer.

Our latest reports call for action to cut emissions from the UK’s commercial building stock through retrofit and energy optimisation.

Our new report aims to accelerate the widespread adoption of sustainable solutions across the built environment.

Read our Policy Team’s detailed analysis of the Government’s long-awaited Future Homes and Building Standard (FHS).