Are we approaching ‘peak new-build’ in the construction industry?

By Mark Farmer2021-07-05T07:53:00

The need to focus on re-using materials and adapting existing buildings is more urgent than ever as we search for greener solutions for the built environment, says Mark Farmer

I suspect I am not alone in being amazed by how quickly both societal and political awareness of climate change has accelerated, even in the past few months. As we emerge from the pandemic, the phrase “build back better” has perhaps been over-used and some critics will challenge that it has not even been properly defined by those that use it despite this strapline prefacing the formal Plan For Growth policy document published by the government back in March.

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