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This report is intended as a signpost for industry to key developments and reflect what Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ hearing from industry and in research by others.Ìý While this is a summary of some of the notable trends, solutions and examples of which UKGBC has become aware, there are likely to be others that are not mentioned. UKGBC does not formally endorse any of the individual solutions listed.ÌýÌý

Solutions and Innovation

At UKGBC we take a collaborative approach to identify sustainability challenges across the built environment and help source and implement the solutions to them.

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This report summarises a range of sustainable solution trends that UKGBC has seen over the course of 2024, provides context on their use, and comments on the relevant driving forces in the UK market. The solutions discussed range from innovative new platforms and materials to transformative business models and processes. The analysis is based on engagement with innovation-focused UKGBC members (including input from UKGBC’s Solutions & Innovation Advisory Group), interviews with UKGBC topic leads, and desktop research.

This report is intended as a signpost for industry to key developments and reflect what Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ hearing from industry and in research by others.Ìý While this is a summary of some of the notable trends, solutions and examples of which UKGBC has become aware, there are likely to be others that are not mentioned. UKGBC does not formally endorse any of the individual solutions listed.ÌýÌý

Solutions and Innovation

At UKGBC we take a collaborative approach to identify sustainability challenges across the built environment and help source and implement the solutions to them.

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Achieving UKGBC’s vision for a sustainable built environment requires our industry to more widely and rapidly implement the innovative solutions available to us. Keeping up with the latest developments in sustainable innovation can be challenging, but Ä¢¹½Ö±²¥ continually sourcing and profiling impactful solutions, talking to both innovators and the industry adopting them to understand their impacts.

In this report we highlight some notable trends in sustainable solutions that we saw across the built environment over 2023, also providing context on their use and driving forces in the UK market.

It is encouraging to see that opportunity for innovation remained strong across the built environment in 2023, against a challenging economic and political background. As we move into 2024 and beyond, UKGBC will continue to work with members to help raise awareness and adoption of the most impactful solutions and to champion a systems-thinking approach towards their implementation. If you know of any innovative solutions or start-ups doing important work to improve the sustainability of the built environment, please encourage them to submit their solution to UKGBC’s Solutions Library.

If you have any questions or comments about this report please contact innovation@ukgbc.org.

Please note that UKGBC does not formally endorse any of the solutions presented in this report. It is intended as a signpost and source of inspiration for built environment stakeholders, who should always carry out their own due diligence before adoption. While this is a summary of some of the notable solutions UKGBC has seen, there are many other solutions available which are not mentioned.

Solutions and Innovation

At UKGBC we take a collaborative approach to identify sustainability challenges across the built environment and help source and implement the solutions to them.

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This resource displays and analyses the insights that came from these cafés which demonstrate the areas industry needs to work on and suggest next steps on our net zero journey.

A problem shared is a problem halved – UKGBC’s Collaboration Cafés

Explore the data and key learnings from this experiment in radical collaboration.

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Over the past 2 years members of the UKGBC Circular Economy Forum have formed a working group to investigate current circular economy metrics and collate their thoughts on how they could practically be used on built projects. This deep dive is the result of an industry review of best practice guidance, tools and indicators, which has formed the basis for the building circularity metrics discussed in this paper. 

Currently there are no widely agreed circular economy metrics for the build environment. This paper aims to stimulate the conversation on consistency in measuring and reporting circular economy metrics by collating some of the suggested metrics for the building level.  

There are many benefits of measuring and benchmarking circular economy as outlined in this metrics report, including helping to establish what successful circular economy implementation can look like. This report looks at seven potential metrics for the building level and why it is an important consideration at a building level.  

Advancing Net Zero Partners

Our Advancing Net Zero work is made possible thanks to our programme partners

Circular Economy Project Partner

We’d like to thank our 22/23 Circular Economy Project Partner for their support which makes our Circular Economy work possible.

Circular Economy Forum

We’d like to thank the 21/22 Circular Economy Forum Partners for their support which made this deep dive possible.

Circular Economy Forum

The Circular Economy Forum (CE) brings together industry professionals who are actively working on the implementation of circularity to share learnings, find solutions, and make practical progress in implementing circular economy principles on live projects.

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