Partners in Wall Building

As the drive for social and council housing accelerates, H+H UK’s Managing Director Calum Forsyth argues that speed and quality don't have to be mutually exclusive - but only if the industry chooses methods and materials with a proven track record.

The waste generated from construction, demolition and excavation accounted for 62% of the UK’s total annual waste in 2018. It follows then that taking a truly sustainable approach to building means considering the whole lifecycle of the construction products specified – including their disposal at the end of a building’s life.

Calculating carbon is complicated. Working out the embodied carbon of a building product is more complex than simply taking one figure from a report. However, the first step to accurately comparing the embodied carbon of different building products is to have a level playing field for carbon reporting.