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Sustainable Construction

LEARN ABOUT URBAN MINING FINANCE SUSTAINABLE CONSTRUCTION CHOOSE THE RIGHT MATERIALS GET PEOPLE ON BOARD COMBINE DESIGN, SUSTAINABILITY, AND USERS

The Case for...

Why bother about building sustainably? And how much time, money, and thought does it need?

Facts & Figures

It’s always important to know your stuff and be able to back it up with solid data. Here's all the essential facts and figures on sustainable construction you need.

Main Challenges

What are the challenges of engaging in sustainable construction? Here's everything you need to know!

Get Started

Overwhelmed by too much information and don't know where and how to begin? This is for you.

The Bigger Picture

A Just Transition: Raising Workers’ Rights in the Built Environment’s Transformation

Karl Dickinson - June 27, 2023

Modern Methods of Construction: Common Challenges and Solutions

Karl Dickinson - March 31, 2022

How to Revitalise Cities: Doughnuts in Urban Development

Abbie Harby - November 3, 2021

Urban Insight Podcast – The World’s Healthiest Building

External Content - September 21, 2021

Financing Green Buildings: Is ‘Sustainable’ Affordable?

Iris Fiebiger - August 26, 2021

How To

Construction

Six Steps to Decarbonising Buildings

Irene Garcia and Michael Shank - June 11, 2024

This article was written for CityChangers.org by Irene Garcia, Built Environment Lead, and Michael Shank, Director of Engagement, both with the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance. In it, they outline a six-step plan – illustrated by examples of how these...

City Logistics

Cutting Back on Construction Traffic: How to Get Started

Mathis Hampel - January 24, 2022

Construction traffic is costly, dangerous and awfully polluting. A promising tool to radically reduce traffic are construction consolidation centres (CCC) or urban logistics hubs. At CCCs, construction materials are stored, traffic in and out of the construction area is...