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RICS and Global Partners Launch CLEAR Initiative

Posted on by Circular Ecology
21
Apr

Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has announced the launch of the Coalition for Life Cycle Emissions Alignment and Reporting (CLEAR), a new global initiative aimed at improving consistency and confidence in whole life carbon reporting across the built environment. Founded by RICS alongside the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) and the Global […]

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Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Mitigation, Carbon Neutral, Carbon Offsetting, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Events, Net Zero Carbon, News, Sustainability, Tree Planting, Webinar Series, Whole Life Carbon

April 2026 Webinars: WLCA of Buildings & Carbon Neutrality

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19
Mar

Circular Ecology are pleased to announce two new free webinars for April 2026, offering practical guidance on two important sustainability topics: Whole Life Carbon Assessments of Buildings: What You Need to Know An Overview of Carbon Neutrality: Measure, Manage, Offset, Improve We invite those interested in exploring the benefits and applications of a whole life […]

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Blog, Buildings, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, Construction, Events, Net Zero Carbon, News, Sustainability

UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard (UKNZCBS) Version 1 Published

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11
Mar

The UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard Version 1 has officially been published on 10th March 2026, providing the UK built environment with its first unified, evidence based definition of a Net Zero Carbon Aligned Building. The voluntary standard applies to new construction, existing buildings and retrofits, and is described by its developers as science […]

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UK Government Publishes New Whole Life Carbon Management Guidance for Infrastructure & the Built Environment

Posted on by Circular Ecology
09
Mar

The UK Government has released new guidance on Whole Life Carbon (WLC) Management, published on 5 March 2026 by the National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority. The guidance sets out best practice for assessing and reducing carbon impacts across the full lifecycle of infrastructure and built environment projects, linking WLC principles directly to the Government’s […]

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Blog, BREEAM, Buildings, Life Cycle Assessment, News, Sustainability

Deadline for Registering Projects Under BREEAM V6

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Circular Ecology
26
Jan

Tuesday, 27th January 2026, is the final day to register new projects under the current BREEAM versions. After this date, it will no longer be possible to register projects against older schemes, and all new registrations will be required to follow BREEAM V7. If you haven’t already, we recommend you review pipeline projects and ensure […]

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Buildings, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Events, Net Zero Carbon, News, Webinar Series

Webinar Recap: Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) of Construction Projects: What You Need to Know

Posted on by Circular Ecology
03
Mar

On February 27th, Circular Ecology hosted another free webinar. This time, the topic focused on the Whole Life Carbon Assessment (WLCA) of Construction Projects. Led by Dr Craig Jones, Managing Director, and Edwin Lowe, Delivery Manager, the session introduced WLCA and embodied carbon in buildings. Throughout the webinar, we addressed some key questions: What is embodied […]

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Buildings, Construction, Embodied Carbon, Events, Life Cycle Assessment, Net Zero Carbon, News, Webinar Series

Upcoming Webinar: Whole Life Carbon Assessment of Construction Projects: What You Need to Know

Posted on by Circular Ecology
13
Feb

Join Circular Ecology for a webinar on Whole Life Carbon Assessments (WLCA) in Construction Circular Ecology invites you to a free upcoming webinar on the 27th of February, where we will provide a clear and practical overview of WLCA in Construction. What will this webinar cover? What is embodied carbon? What is a whole life […]

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Buildings, Construction, News

RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment 2nd Edition Now in Effect

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11
Jul

RICS Whole Life Carbon Assessment 2nd edition is now in effect. Released in November 2023, the updated standard has been expanded to cover all buildings and infrastructure across the asset life cycle.  In full effect from 1 July 2024, RICS members must follow the standard’s requirements when completing a whole life carbon assessment. This includes […]

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Buildings, Construction, Embodied Carbon

Circular Ecology Support the Launch of the Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD)

Posted on by Circular Ecology
06
Oct

The Built Environment Carbon Database (BECD) is envisioned to become the main source of carbon estimating and benchmarking for the UK construction sector and a practical instrument to support the decarbonisation of the built environment. The database has been developed to collect and supply product data and entity level data to the industry through its […]

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Buildings, Construction, Embodied Carbon

RICS Whole Life Carbon 2nd Edition Released

Posted on by Circular Ecology
21
Sep

On Tuesday RICS released the latest edition of their whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) standard. The first edition, released in 2017, was the methodology widely adopted by the construction industry to calculate whole life carbon.   The latest edition builds on the success of the first and has been extended to cover all buildings and infrastructure […]

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