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Why quality carbon data matters for sustainable construction

Andrea Charlson explores the importance of high quality environmental data in allowing project teams to embrace new ideas and materials.

New Towns and Communities: Placemaking, standards and materials

A new roundtable report from MPA Masonry looks at the role placemaking and material selection plays in how we deliver sustainable large scale housing developments and new towns .

Closing the loop: enabling a more circular economy

Why circular concrete is essential for a low-carbon, resilient and nature-positive built environment

Building the resilient homes of tomorrow

UKC perspective on Good Homes Alliance Conference

Warm Homes Plan: What new homes can learn from today’s retrofit

The importance of embedding climate resilience into our homes

Floating offshore wind: the UK opportunity

The UK mineral products industry is well placed to supply the concrete, cement and aggregates needed for a new generation of concrete-based floating substructures.

Brick and block: the right choice for UK housing

A new report from MPA Masonry explains why blockwork construction continues to be the right choice for new homes in the UK, today and in the future.
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