UK Green Building Council (UKGBC)

📚 Master the art of Whole Life Carbon Assessment Reporting! 🏙️ Join this online workshop to learn how to craft comprehensive carbon assessment reports so that you can drive real change in the built environment. 💡 During the workshop, you will develop a strong understanding of UKGBC's Embodied Carbon Modelling and Reporting Guidance, improve your own WLCAs through review and discussion of best practice with peers and industry experts, and connect with others in the industry. 🎫 Get your ticket!: https://lnkd.in/e9hJiUD6

It’s Graduation Day 🎓 Today marks a significant milestone! After 6 months of hard work and commitment our second cohort of delegates are graduating from the AtkinsRéalis Carbon Academy. At the risk of sounding like a cheesy awards acceptance speech: big thanks to Elfrida Hamilton-Russell and Gesine Kippenberg  from UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) – our co-pilots throughout the journey. Thank you for helping create and deliver such a unique learning experience. Thanks to Phil Davis from AtkinsRéalis L&D for his sound advice and words of wisdom, Sam Mathias for ensuring we look and sound great and to our amazing AtkinsRéalis specialists and guest speakers: Rupert Green, Joe Leadbeater, Katherine Stanger, Hannah Pownall, Victoria Trudgill, Daniel Edmiston, Charbel Charbel, Alfredo Pascual Millán, Tracey Poole, Tamsin Macmillan, Jenny Vieira, Eng. Claire L Seward, Nick Morosi  and Paul J Taylor– your passion brought the topics to life for the delegates .... and last but definitely not least, shout-out to the awesome support team of Tamsin Alli-Balogun, Pauline Lai and Lucie Murphy – there are no words! Together we have trained close to 100 staff, now equipped to challenge the status quo, and collaborate with our clients to advocate for carbon reduction and a net zero future. To all our Carbon Academy delegates, congratulations on reaching this milestone! You were amazing! Your enthusiasm and willingness to contribute to the debate has made the past 6 months truly memorable. Stay connected, keep learning, and most importantly go forth and spread the word! #AtkinsRealiscarbonacademy #Engineeringabetterfuture #EngineeringNetZero

✨ UKGBC’s Recalibrate programme is underway with our executive business leaders. 🕯️ Last night we gathered with Jonathon Porritt for a deep provocation around the challenges to sustainable change within our political and economic system. Our cohort is looking inwards with conviction, and embracing their agency to form “Islands of Sanity” where possibility and hope are found in the face of complex and divisive problems. 🖱️ Find out more about UKGBC's Recalibrate programme https://lnkd.in/ecxJGqzb or contact us at leaders@ukgbc.org

💪 Ready to lead the change in sustainability? Join UKGCB's Leading Sustainability short course and unlock the tools, strategies, and connections to drive sustainable change within your organisation and across the built environment. Why attend? ✅ Understand what sustainability leadership is. ✅ Deep dive into your personal leadership style through self-reflection and peer discussion. ✅ Explore the change needed within your organisation and beyond to facilitate sustainability and systems thinking. ✅ Build confidence in your knowledge and gain inspiration from insightful speakers and group discussion. 🖱️ This four-week course will start 29th May. Sign up now! https://lnkd.in/eXrDe3-m or contact us at leaders@ukgbc.org

📣UKGBC responds to the government's Spring Budget 2025. Today, Chancellor Rachel Reeves set out her plans for the UK economy during her Spring Statement. 💡Simon McWhirter, Deputy Chief Executive of UKGBC, said: "The Spring Statement continues this government's short-term thinking, when what we need are robust spending plans to drive long-term prosperity. The focus on 'builders not blockers', and the desire to water down regulation risks endangering our environment, removing community voices, and delivering homes that are unfit for the future." 🖱Read Simon's full response here: https://lnkd.in/eGTtDJMw

🏡How can we build a resilient, sustainable retrofit ecosystem for all? In our latest blog, Helen Burridge, manager of the Hertfordshire Climate Change and Sustainability Partnership, discusses her experience with UKGBC and The MCS Foundation's Local Area Retrofit Accelerator (LARA). This initiative aims to help local authorities deliver and scale up domestic retrofit schemes in their area. 📚Read Helen's blog here: https://lnkd.in/eHy8WDEh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 💡Yesterday, we held another Local Authority Retrofit Forum (LARF), which enables authorities to come together in a supportive environment, to connect and collaborate, share challenges and solutions, and hear from sector leaders. Helen was joined yesterday by Alastair Mumford from the The MCS Foundation, Val Mitchell and Rowan Spear from NEC Digital Studio who discussed their persona-based retrofit toolkit, and the variables which impact a person's willingness to engage with retrofit. 🖱Learn more about LARF and our Regenerative Places programme: https://lnkd.in/eiN_zCpD #Retrofit #HomeRetrofit #LocalAuthorityRetrofitAccelerator #RegenerativePlaces

💭Did you know that many solutions exist which can facilitate site selection for Biodiversity Net Gain targets? 🌳Biodiversity Net Gain aims to ensure that all new development projects have a positive impact on biodiversity by requiring a measurable increase in biodiversity from the baseline state. In our latest grouped solutions page, we highlight solutions that provide an easy and fast way to assess sites and produce baseline Biodiversity Unit value. Many also allow users to discover all the opportunities for sites and what possible uplift opportunities exist to allow organisations to take control of land and scenario plans more effectively. 🌿Learn more about these tools here: https://lnkd.in/ef9thWJv We'd like to thank our partner One Click LCA for supporting our Solutions Library. #BiodiversityNetGain #BNG #Biodiversity #NaturePositive

📣UKGBC responds to Great British Energy's project to install solar panels and bring down energy bills for schools and hospitals across the UK. 💡As part of the Government's Plan for Change, Great British Energy's first major project will see £180m invested into rooftop solar for the UK's critical public institutions. This investment will not only protect schools and hospitals from soaring energy bills, but it'll also free up cash for reinvestment into crucial frontline services. Jo Wheeler, Co-Head of Policy & Places at UKGBC, said: "This is great news - funding for solar panels on schools and hospitals through GB Energy is a win-win - shielding critical infrastructure from spiralling fuel bills whilst also adding renewable energy to the grid. This is just one example of how progress towards net-zero can help make our built environment better for both people and planet." 🖱Learn more about our work on Policy & Advocacy here: https://lnkd.in/gAn-cRYT

Welcome to UKGBC's #TopFive, our monthly roundup that brings you the latest highlights from across the built environment. In this March edition, we introduce you UKGBC’s new short leadership course, Leading Sustainability, and our new free-for-members on-demand course on Climate Resilience and Adaptation. Take a look at our latest blog on regenerative places and download our Materials Passports Bitesize Guides. Read and subscribe via the link below 👇 📰 For a more in-depth look at UKGBC's work, please sign up to our monthly email newsletter here: https://lnkd.in/eSN8pxdi

✨ The Future Leaders 2025 programme is in full swing! 🌲 This week the cohort spent two days in Hawkwood surrounded by nature exploring their leadership journey. 🤝 It was a wonderful opportunity for them to get to know each other, dive deeper into their purpose, and experiment with storytelling and prototyping innovation. 🖱️ Find out what the Future Leaders programme is all about https://lnkd.in/eXQt7Mag or contact us at leaders@ukgbc.org