The renaissance of earth building in the UK reflects not only the beauty and utility of the material but also the pressures of rising building costs and the need for lower energy use and waste in building products. This is Earth Building UK and Ireland, EBUKI’s fourth Clayfest as a way
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ASBP Awards are now open for entries!
The awards are free to enter and are open to projects from across the UK built environment sector that have been completed and handed over by June 2018. Projects will be assessed against the ASBP’s ‘Six Pillars of Sustainable Construction’.Read more
An awards ceremony will take place at the ASBP’s third Healthy Buildings Conference and Expo which is due to take place in February 2019 at London South Bank University. ASBP thanks Steico, Cleveland Steel and Tubes and Thermafleece for supporting the ASBP Awards. Apply now.
Carbon assessment guidance
The RICS has published a Professional Statement entitled “Whole life carbon assessment for the built environment”. The mandatory and regulated guidance, authored by ASBP member Sturgis Carbon Profiling, is the result of 2 years work by an industry wide team, funded by InnovateUK, with the aim of providing consistency and reliability to industry wide carbon reporting. Read more
The guidance explains the methodology for assessing all building related carbon emissions including: sourcing of materials, fabrication, construction, repair, replacement, in use, demolition and disposal, as well as reuse and recycling. It sets out specific mandatory principles and supporting guidance for the interpretation and implementation of EN 15978 methodology. It will be the point of reference for all those involved in the UK built environment industry, such as clients, consultants, contractors, local authorities, software developers and many others. The numeric assumptions are based on UK locations and standard practices. However, geographic adjustments are highlighted to enable the requirements and guidance to be applied in other countries. For more information, visit www.rics.org.
