Sustainability Shorts

This video series will help you understand sustainability in the built environment - and identify what role you can play in its transformation.

Climate Change Adaptation Climate Change Mitigation Health, Wellbeing and Social Value Advancing Net Zero Circular Economy Video

Series overview

Sustainability can be daunting right? There’s a lot to think about , and sometimes it feels like too much. It can be hard to know where to start

But there are solutions out there and they work. There are things all organisations and projects can do to create beautiful, planet and people friendly buildings and places. And there are many people out there already doing them.

So what can you do?

UKGBC’s team, alongside our members, will guide you through the current climate and biodiversity crisis, helping to make it feel less overwhelming. We’ll inspire you with tried and tested solutions. And we’ll help you understand what you can do to help transform the sustainability of the built environment.

Watch now our six-part video series to learn more and take action!

Introduction to Sustainability

What did you dream about being when you were a child?

Perhaps you wanted to be an astronaut, or a pop star. UKGBC CEO Smith Mordak dreamt of being an architect. They dreamt of designing amazing places where exciting lives could be lived. And now, their work at UKGBC is about creating a built environment where people and planet are part of a healthy interconnected system.

Whatever your dreams were, and whatever your role in our industry is now, we can all play a part in transforming the sustainability of the built environment.

Watch this video to hear more about Smith’s vision for a fair and fun built environment and to understand our industry’s climate and biodiversity impact. Watch to learn about the solutions we are already implementing, and what unique role you can play in transforming the sustainability of the built environment to create thriving places, just like Smith dreamed.

What is the unique role you can play?

Speak to colleagues and friends – using your voice is more powerful that you might think.
Find out more! Explore UKGBCs reports, resources, and courses.