From Linear to Circular: Closing the Loop in the Built Environment
The circular economy marks a decisive break from the construction industry’s outdated linear model. For decades, the built environment has followed a simple pattern of extracting resources, building, demolishing, and discarding. But with growing pressure from climate...
Third-Party Verification of Mat 01 and Whole Life Carbon Under BREEAM V7
As the UK construction sector accelerates towards net zero, Whole Life Carbon (WLC) reporting has become essential for responsible development, planning approval and sustainability certification. Under BREEAM UK New Construction Version 7 (V7), the Mat 01 Lifecycle...
The Power of Pre-Demolition Audits for a Circular Economy
As established in all of our previous articles, the construction and demolition sector generates vast amounts of waste, with valuable materials often lost to landfill. As the shift towards a circular economy accelerates, Pre-Demolition Audits (PDAs) are emerging as a...