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The Business Imperatives of Sustainable Buildings

3BL Media

The report was launched at COP26 in Glasgow in November during the day dedicated to Cities, Regions and the Built Environment. What was WSP’s role in helping WorldGBC present the business case for green buildings? We asked David Symons, WSP UK Director of Sustainability, about what this report means for WSP and our clients.

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Evolving Water Management to Strengthen Communities

3BL Media

However, in the necessary drive towards a net-zero-carbon future, the present-day impacts of both insufficient and excess water—droughts and floods more frequent and severe due to climate change—on communities are at risk of being side-lined. Water is the new net-zero challenge.

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Comment: Carbon net zero – we’re halfway there

Envirotec Magazine

While the pandemic initially provoked a swift and immediate short-term reaction, the vaccine’s rollout can now afford key legislators the chance to plan for the ‘next normal’, with 2021 assuming extra significance as the UK hosts the UN’s COP26 in Glasgow later this year. So where does this put us?