This forum will explore themes around climate resilience and adaptation to cope with climate hazards. Building on work from the climate resilience roadmap this forum will provide members with the opportunity for peer-learning on ways to adapt built assets to cope with climate hazards and increase their climate resilience. Key themes will be on nature, supply chain engagement, insurance and value.

The first session will shape the programme for the remaining five sessions, identifying priority topics to explore in depth and giving members the opportunity to become a chair for the upcoming ones.

The forum will start 19^th June and run every 6 weeks, finishing next spring. By signing up to this first session, members will be enrolling for the whole duration of the forum.

We will host three special sessions on financial value, supply chain engagement and nature. Other members will be able to join these sessions as one-offs, depending on which topic is most interesting to them. Specific dates will be announced soon.

Who Should Apply?

The UKGBC Climate Resilience and Adaptation Forum is open to individuals from UKGBC member organisations who have demonstrable knowledge or practical experience in climate resilience and adaptation. Participants are expected to actively contribute to discussions by sharing insights, challenges and best practices, while also representing their organisation’s work and perspective on the topic.

This forum will be particularly appealing to Building Developers, Building Owners, Building Systems Engineers (M+E), Architects, Occupiers, Asset Managers, Building Surveyors, Insurers and Project Managers.

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The Resource Use forum will explore circularity and material reuse, allowing members a space to share experiences of this and discuss ways to enable more circular construction projects. The forum session will look at core themes around supply chain, value, risk, and innovative approaches.

The first session will shape the programme for the remaining five sessions, identifying priority topics to explore in depth and giving members the opportunity to become a chair for the upcoming ones.

The forum will start 1^st June and run every 6 weeks, finishing next spring. By signing up to this first session, members will be enrolling for the whole duration of the forum.

We will host three special sessions on financial value, supply chain engagement and nature. Other members will be able to join these sessions as one-offs, depending on which topic is most interesting to them. Specific dates will be announced soon.

Who Should Sign Up?

The UKGBC Resource Use Forum is open to individuals from UKGBC member organisations who have demonstrable knowledge or practical experience in resource use and circular economy principles. Participants are expected to actively contribute to discussions by sharing insights, challenges, and best practices, while also representing their organisation’s work and perspective on the topic.

This forum is open to members with an interest in resource use. It will be particularly appealing to Building Developers, Building Owners, Building Systems Engineers (M+E), Architects, Structural Engineers, Asset Managers, Insurers, Contractors, Secondary Materials providers and Project Managers.

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The Energy and Carbon Forum will focus on discussions around how to deliver net zero outcomes, touching on topics such as implementing whole life carbon reduction strategies, designing for the future energy grid, scaling low carbon materials and embedding resilience across projects.

The first session will shape the programme for the remaining five sessions, identifying priority topics to explore in depth and giving members the opportunity to become a chair for the upcoming sessions.

The forum will start 19th May and run every six weeks, finishing next spring. By signing up to this first session, members will be enrolling for the whole duration of the forum.Ìý

We will host three special sessions on financial value, supply chain engagement and nature. Other members will be able to join these sessions as one-offs, depending on which topic is most interesting to them. Specific dates will be announced soon.

Who Should Sign Up?

The UKGBC Energy & Carbon Forum is open to individuals from UKGBC member organisations who have demonstrable knowledge or practical experience in energy and carbon. Participants are expected to actively contribute to discussions by sharing insights, challenges and best practices, while also representing their organisationtion’s work and perspective on the topic.

This forum will be particularly appealing to Building Developers, Building Owners, Building Systems Engineers (M+E), Architects, Occupiers, Asset Managers, Energy Providers and Project Managers.

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The transition to a net zero, regenerative built environment will not be delivered by incremental policy change alone. It requires bold leadership, systems thinking and collaboration across the value chain. The Policy Forum is a space for political dialogue, horizon scanning and long-term thinking, all grounded in practical experience and focused on impact.

It brings together expert representatives from approximately 20 organisations from across our membership to:

• Explore policy solutions that can unlock rapid decarbonisation and wider sustainability outcomes.
• Apply systems thinking and long-term approaches to enable industry transformation.
• Identify where policy needs to shift to meet climate and environment goals.
• Engage directly with policymakers, including Westminster-based discussions.

The Forum meets quarterly (one in-person session in London and three online) and operates under the Chatham House Rule to enable open, honest discussion. These meetings will inform UKGBC’s advocacy, campaigns and thought leadership across the built environment

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Who Should Apply?

The Forum is open to applications from named individuals within UKGBC member organisations. We are seeking representation from across the built environment value chain – including clients, developers, designers, contractors, operators, investors and strategic advisors – alongside systems thinkers and policy specialists. Demonstrable expertise in built environment and understanding of how sustainability outcomes are interconnected with policy.Ìý

Participants are selected based on:

• Understanding of systems thinking, transitional dynamics, and/or long-term strategic approaches.

• Ability to contribute constructively to high-level policy-related dialogue.

• Commitment to accelerating broad sustainability outcomes across the industry.

Please note this does require an application, and we want to ensure good representation across our membership and industry for which there are limited Forum spaces.

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Keystone forums are online meetings exclusive to Keystone members to connect, collaborate and support one another. Each forum covers a specific topic, and members are encouraged to propose discussion themes, share solutions and explore challenges together.

These forums are a great opportunity to learn more about the topic and find out what other members are doing. If you’re a Keystone member you are welcome to attend any forum that is of interest to you.

Who should attend?

All Keystone members are free to attend any of these forums.

If you’d like to propose a discussion theme, or would like to present during one of these meetings, contact membership@ukgbc.org

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What if, every time we built or retrofitted something, the communities and ecosystems around us got better? This is a goal few would disagree with, but of course the question is how?

The Regenerative Places Framework Task Group will explore this crucially important challenge, building the compelling case to industry and policy makers for the benefits of place-based regenerative approaches, and examining the pathways, approaches, and shifts in practice needed to achieve more regenerative outcomes on projects.

The Task Group will consider how regenerative approaches can be applied to the retrofit of existing homes and communities at scale, and additional housing that meets local community needs and aspirations. Informed by UKGBC’s Regenerative Places programme, including the Local Authority Retrofit Accelerator pilot projects delivered by The MCS Foundation, this project aims to develop guidance for industry and policy makers on how to embed regenerative approaches into projects from the earliest design stages, delivering tangible social, environmental and long-term economic value. With nearly 19 million poorly rated homes and interconnected housing and climate challenges, there’s a pressing need for transformative action.

Task Group Purpose

The Task Group will contribute significantly to the project’s core content. It will ensure that the guidance builds on existing industry knowledge and initiatives and that the output is of a quality and form that is practicable to the intended industry professionals. We will therefore be seeking a level of knowledge and understanding of existing/emerging related industry initiatives.

To address the wide range of local benefits to regenerative approaches, and in line with this project’s systems-led and place-based approach, we are keen to involve representatives from non-member organisations that are part of wider stakeholder ecosystems. These include, but are not limited to:

• National community organisations / networks (including community energy, community land trusts, housing and tenant associations, and social justice advocates)
• National wildlife and environmental organisations / networks
• Training and skills providers
• Public health bodies
• Energy generation and supply organisations

Applications for the Task Group close on Monday 22nd September 2025.

Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ committed to actively targeting a diverse representation in the composition of all project groups. We want to be inclusive to everyone regardless of ethnicity, religious beliefs, gender, marital status, age, disability, sexual orientation, or political beliefs and encourage our members to support our desire. While applicants will be chosen based on their experience, we encourage consideration of the above when putting forward individuals to apply.

If you would like to participate but cannot follow the standard application process for any reason, please reach out via policy@ukgbc.org.

We are also still looking for additional funding partners. Please see further details here and get in touch if you would like to find out more.

Regenerative Places Programme Partners

Regenerative Places Programme

Our programme utilises a place-based retrofit strategy to enhance local network capacity, strengthen resilience against future climate-related challenges, and deliver broad regenerative benefits to communities.

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Leadership is absolutely critical to UKGBC’s mission to radically improve the sustainability of the built environment, and our Leaders’ Network consists of like-minded individuals dedicated to driving transformational change across the sector. It is made up of over 100 CEOs and Board Executives from the UKGBC membership who come together on a quarterly basis to learn and network. Through the network, we provide inspiration and share stories and insights about sustainability leadership to instill a collective sense of purpose. We want to create a common vision – that of a built environment that enables people and planet to thrive.

We bring our leaders together to engage in a programme of inspiration, knowledge sharing and networking. Leaders’ Network events are designed specifically for a senior business audience and attract high calibre speakers from our industry and well beyond. These experiences inspire and challenge in equal measure, providing the Network with the stories, business examples, and insights to take to their business and accelerate positive change. We also proactively identify opportunities for the Leaders’ Network to engage with the leaders of tomorrow, by providing links to our other leadership initiatives such as Future Leaders and Change Accelerator programmes.

Please complete this form to apply to join the Leaders’ Network:

Recalibrate

Recalibrate is a unique leadership enrichment process for CEOs and Board members in the UK’s built environment industry. Designed to act as a catalyst for leaders with an urgent determination to instill purpose-driven mandates and business transformation in support of addressing the climate and nature crises, the Recalibrate journey inspires and empowers leaders to take crucial action to support the UK to achieve net-zero.

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UKGBC Events

Connect with professionals and develop new skills through our range of events and courses aimed at industry professionals of all levels.

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Help Shape the Future of UKGBC – Join the Membership Advisory Group

The Membership Advisory Group (MAG) brings together a diverse mix of UKGBC members to help shape the future of our network. This is your opportunity to share insights, spark ideas, and influence how we grow and support our community.

In the Membership Advisory Group you will:

• Represent the voice of the wider membership.
• Contribute to the evolution of our membership structure, fees, and benefits.
• Collaborate early in the development of new ideas and initiatives.
• Support UKGBC’s mission to drive industry transformation and deliver impact.

Whilst the Membership Advisory Group (MAG) is an advisory group with no formal governance role, its influence is significant. Your input will help guide UKGBC’s strategic direction and ensure we continue to meet our charitable objectives.

This isn’t just a sounding board, it’s a space for forward-thinking, proactive members who want to make a difference.

Ready to get involved? Join us in shaping a stronger, more impactful UKGBC.

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The term nature-positive has gained a lot of traction recently and is used frequently in the built environment industry. However, in absence of clear definitions, it can easily be misused, and even give way to unintentional greenwashing.

This project will create a framework on the applicability of this terminology for the built environment specifically, with a set of criteria to be required. This would ensure that projects and companies stick to a high standard when using this terminology. The project will clarify to what degree buildings, project, or companies can be described as nature-positive, and under which circumstances.Ìý

This consultation is a broad call for input to ensure that the Framework is robust, relevant and widely supported.

Please download the supplementary document below before responding to the consultation.

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Framework for a Nature-Positive Built Environment

Through this Framework, we’re working to provide the clarity, tools, and guidance needed to ensure the built environment can take meaningful steps toward this goal – starting now.

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Nature

Nature is in crisis.Ìý The built environment has a critical role to play in protecting and restoring nature and moving to a regenerative model of development.

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Embodied Ecological Impacts

The impact of the materials we use in our built environment is not limited to carbon emissions. This knowledge hub explores the global ecological impacts of the building materials we use in the UK, and how to avoid harm and maximise nature-positivity.

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Biodiversity/ Environmental Net Gain

Embracing and adding to biodiversity on site is vital as we work to reverse the biodiversity crisis.

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What does climate resilience and adaptation mean for the built environment? What would a climate-resilient UK built environment look like, and how can the industry achieve it? During our second industry consultation, we presented a proposal and collected feedback from individuals and organisations across the built environment sector. 

In close collaboration with various organisations across all of the UK’s subsectors of the built environment, Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ co-creating the country’s first UK Climate Resilience Roadmap for the built environment—a robust, evidence-based guide to help the industry adapt to climate change, protect people, and support ecosystems.

This was an opportunity for UKGBC members and the wider industry to review and feedback on the current proposals to ensure industry alignment and consensus on of this roadmap. 

If you missed the Industry Consultation period and would like to provide feedback, please contact us at resilience.nature@ukgbc.org We are happy to consider organisational or individual input until 31st January 2025.

UK Climate Resilience Roadmap

This Roadmap sets out a vision for a climate resilient built environment, sharing clear recommendations for the industry and policy, and next steps needed to increase the climate resilience of our built environment.

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Climate Change Adaptation

As the climate crisis intensifies and extreme weather events become more common, the UK’s buildings, cities and critical infrastructure, and the communities that use and occupy these, are in increasing danger. It’s vital to address how our buildings and infrastructure can be adapted to remain fit for the future.

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