Integrated Project Delivery (IPD) as a game-changer:.

Building new homes to the highest efficient standards is an important first step to cutting emissions from housing.Clara Bagenal George (Associate at Elementa Consulting) who initiated LETI and is the lead editor of the report, said.

‘The building industry knows that we should be designing climate-friendly buildings now, but unfortunately only a fraction of new properties are of the standard needed to meet our climate targets.’.The Climate Emergency Design Guide.covers 5 key areas: operational energy, embodied carbon, the future of heat, demand response and data disclosure.

This ensures that developers, consultants and policy officers in the UK will have a reference point as to what defines what their developments should achieve to ensure our climate change targets are met.. LETI will also be publishing the.Embodied Carbon.

alongside the main guide, which offers supplementary guidance to those interested in exploring embodied carbon in more detail.

Helen Hough, our Head of Sustainability, who led the graphics team for the main guide and participated in the workshops collating industry knowledge for the.We’re already working hard with concrete manufacturers to find the lowest carbon form of concrete we can possibly use.

We’re talking to steel manufacturers about the types of steel which will be made by electric arc furnaces powered by hydrogen fuel cells.We’re evaluating whether it’s viable to grow enough forests to build buildings using timber.

All of these issues must be addressed now.. Modern construction for the next generation.Finally, there is the question of the workforce itself.