Digitising planning is an emerging technology and way of working, and it’s hoped that learnings will be shared as things develop in different areas of the world.

We must have an industry-wide effort, focused on sustainability in design, one where we can all contribute, rather than having a few people in senior positions trying to force the issue.. We need to do more with passive design, whether it be a fully certified, Passivhaus approach, or simply using sustainable design features more generally from the start through to completion: early design stages, technical design, procurement and construction.Nothing lost along the way.

We need to involve contractors and manufacturers, with contractors pushing their supply chains to make sustainability-led improvements in their products and materials..Yes, there are challenges, but if this industry (not famed for collaboration) would commit to working together, they are surmountable.We’ve definitely seen an increase in collaboration in the past months.

There’s a lot of enthusiasm around sustainability in design, but we need it to manifest.The next generation are incredibly aware of the climate emergency and these types of issues, but we can’t wait for them.

If we wait any longer, we’ll miss the boat.

The building blocks are in place and the time has come to make the change.Available to purchase at.How can we achieve sustainable construction?.

The construction sector is a major consumer of natural resources, yet the climate crisis demands smarter, more sustainable construction solutions.To achieve United Nations Sustainable Development Goals we must embrace environmental engineering, by doing everything we can to minimise human impact from the built environment and protect the natural world..

There is growing industry consensus that the way we design, build, operate and dispose of our buildings and associated facilities need a major overhaul.Our aim must be to obviate waste, increase efficiency, reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote construction methodologies that support both people and the environment..