All Ecobuild articles
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CommentEcobuild blog: Driving sustainability - a constant in an ever-changing world
Dulux's outlook on sustainability combines being environmentally friendly with customer benefits. Duncan Lochhead talks about its new specifier tool Halo and the Smarter Spaces scheme
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FeaturesEcobuild 2017: Regeneration now
The construction industry is in the throes of a major drive to renew and revive communities - but how is it best done? Ecobuild 2017 next week will attempt to address this question
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CommentEcobuild blog: Regeneration for everybody
A year on from architectural collective Assemble's Turner Prize win, we speak to Fran Edgerley about its groundbreaking Granby Workshop and the importance of community-led regeneration
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CommentEcobuild blog: Don’t lose focus on the environment
What businesses think sustainability is has widened into a whole range of interconnected social and environmental issues, but it is important not to lose sight of our carbon emissions reduction target
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CommentEcobuild blog: Here’s one we made earlier
The offsite sector is still in its infancy but a future in which robots manufacture complete building elements does not have to remain a pipe dream – we need to commit ourselves to further investment
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CommentEcobuild blog: Check out the competition
Responsible retail is essential for a sustainable future, and Ecobuild’s Big Innovation Pitch with M S will give ambitious innovators the opportunity to fast track engineering products across the retail sector
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NewsEcobuild launches off-site masterclasses and exhibition zone
Explore Offsite will be a dedicated show focused on the opportunities offered by off-site technology
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CommentEcobuild blog: The new world of sustainability
The definition of sustainability has evolved considerably to address many issues. Ecobuild's Redefining Sustainability campaign provides a platform for all to share thoughts, ideas and best practice
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CommentEcobuild blog: Changing perspectives on green buildings
Buildings must be transformed from simply functional infrastructure into part of the solution to combat global climate change
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NewsEcobuild challenges industry to redefine sustainability
The Ecobuild team launches its #SustainabilityIs campaign focusing on the business case for sustainable construction
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NewsEcobuild launches show with sustainability roundtables
The first roundtable discussion will be chaired by UK-GBC chief executive Julie Hirigoyen later this month
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FeaturesThe green business case
Since its election last year the Conservative government has cut back a lot of sustainability legislation. But can sticking with the eco-building agenda benefit construction firms’ business model anyway?
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FeaturesEcobuild: Programme preview
The ongoing struggle to build homes, the business case for sustainability and how to drag construction efficiency into this century are just some of the themes of Ecobuild 2016
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: Alastair Campbell
Former Labour party communications director on the government’s track record on green building policy
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: James Wates
Chairman of Wates Group on the merger between the UK Contractors’ Group and the National Specialist Contractors Council
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: Sir John Armitt
Author of the Armitt review on UK infrastructure plans, the energy sector and nuclear build programme
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 video: Ed Davey
Secretary of state for energy and climate change on what has been achieved in the quest for energy efficiency and what still needs to be done
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FeaturesEcobuild seminar highlights: Look who’s talking
Ecobuild’s seminar and conference programmes will feature more than 400 speakers from industry, government and beyond. Here, some of these experts give a sneak preview of their key messages
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FeaturesPower in the Union
It seems increasingly possible that the UK will vote to leave the EU in 2017. For many sustainability professionals, this would be a nightmare scenario
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FeaturesEcobuild 2015 programme preview
From an election manifesto for construction to the latest in biophilic design, there is something for all tastes at Ecobuild. Andrew Brister picks out some of the highlights