SBUK

Category: Policy

  • SBUK Members’ meeting Special: Timber and Insurance

    SBUK Members’ meeting Special: Timber and Insurance

    Join us at our next Members’ meeting Special on Wednesday 9th November, 7pm – 8pm. Our guest speaker is Joe Giddings of ‘Built by Nature’ and he will be discussing, ‘Timber and Insurance‘. Many of you that are involved with the practical elements of building with low carbon / natural materials will understand that the sector presently has…

  • Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction – Environmental audit committee report

    Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction – Environmental audit committee report

    This report stresses that “from residential to commercial buildings, the UK’s built environment is responsible for 25% of the UK’s greenhouse gas emissions. The Environmental Audit Committee (EAC) warns that to date there has been a lack of Government impetus or policy levers to assess and reduce these emissions. With climate deadlines looming, urgent action…