Green Building

As global temperatures rise and the demand for air conditioning strains urban energy grids, architects are returning to time-tested environmental logic to create comfortable, low-energy buildings.

Holcim has officially commenced operations at a newly built low-carbon cement terminal located at the port of Immingham on the northeast coast of England. The facility represents a meaningful investment in the company's efforts to expand the availability of...

Denmark has committed approximately $2.6 billion in support for carbon capture and storage (CCS) at the cement operations of Aalborg Portland, the country’s largest CO2 emitter. The funding, awarded by Denmark’s energy agency under a newly signed contract, will...

Ireland's Department of Agriculture, Food and the Marine has confirmed the publication of the Timber in Construction Steering Group's final report, released on 9 June 2026. The report presents seven strategic recommendations designed to increase the use of timber...

A new research initiative in Germany is seeking to accelerate the transition to Electric Construction Machinery by addressing the operational and energy challenges that continue to limit the use of fully electrified construction sites. The ForBat@Bau project, led by...

The IGBC Green Hospitality Summit 2026 brought together key stakeholders from India’s hospitality, infrastructure and sustainability sectors in Kolkata to discuss pathways for building a greener and more resilient tourism ecosystem. Organized by the Indian Green Building Council (IGBC),...

The global construction sector is undergoing a profound environmental paradigm shift, driven by the strategic adoption of low-embodied-carbon structural elements, bio-based insulation, and circular economy material practices.