As buildings contribute nearly 40% of annual global greenhouse gas emissions, sustainable building projects will be vital to cities and the UK as a whole in achieving ambitious net zero targets, writes Laura Ludlow.

More than 100 industry leaders – including from CBRE, British Land and Legal & General – have signed a letter urging the government to incorporate a net-zero transition, nature’s recovery and climate resilience at the heart of the UK’s new planning system.

Home to lively nightlife and buzzing pubs, Berlin has earned the title of being Europe’s hippest city. But there’s much more to the Berlin bubble, writes Drees & Sommer’s Martin Pietzonka

A 10-minute drive from the prehistoric site of Stonehenge, a gym is propelling the construction industry into the future with a first of its kind graphene-enforced concrete floor.

With UK homes accounting for 35% of the country’s energy use, the Construction Leadership Council has urged the government to back its 20-year blueprint for retrofitting existing houses in the forthcoming Heat and Buildings Strategy.

Startup Cervest, which calls itself the world’s first AI-powered climate intelligence platform, has completed an oversubscribed Series A fundraising round.

Although homebuyers value eco-friendliness, only the most affluent are prepared to pay more for greener homes, according to Savills research.

Legal & General Capital has appointed the UK Green Building Council’s directory of policy and places, John Alker, as its head of sustainability.

Supermarket chain Waitrose has funded five projects with “real impact” in combating plastic pollution as it urges action on a larger scale