Climate action two years on: are we on the right track?

IStructE Deputy Chief Executive, Darren Byrne, explains how changes to the Institution Bye-Laws are intended to recognise competence, improve clarity and increase inclusivity within the structural engineering community.

The Institution of Structural Engineers welcomes today’s launch of Version 1 of the UK Net Zero Carbon Buildings Standard, (“the Standard”) the first cross industry framework to define what it means for buildings in the UK to be genuinely aligned with science based net zero carbon limits.

Recycling alone will not be enough to decarbonise the steel industry, warn experts from the steel and construction sectors, and academia.