So we have to ask certain key questions from the outset, like: what’s the least amount of material that could possibly be used to build an asset?

Still, with an undertaking as large as transforming construction, collaboration with industry will be crucial to success..The good news is that we’ve already seen this happening more recently, in terms of developing policy responses to the pandemic.

Whereas, previously, the government has simply implemented policies, we’re now seeing a more collaborative approach, in the form of The Construction Playbook and Industrial Strategy.The government is now actively working with industry to make sure new policies can be implemented.It’s thinking about long-term delivery and it recognises the need to be working with industry to achieve that goal..

Broadening value outcomes with ‘Build Back Better’.If we look back over the last decade, 2010 saw a focus on plans to deal with the deficit.

A lot of projects were cancelled, including highway schemes and school building programmes.

The aim was fiscal consolidation.As operational carbon (carbon used during the building's life) decreases due to better technology and design practices, embodied carbon becomes a larger proportion of a building's overall carbon footprint.. 4.

Innovative use of technology in sustainable design.Advances in technology, such as more sophisticated computer modelling and data analytics, play a crucial role in sustainable building design.

These tools help in simulating and optimising building performance, which can lead to better decision-making in the design phase, reducing both operational and embodied carbon.. 5.Future-proofing buildings through platforms and standardisation.