Sustainability Edition

Can we rely on timber to meet our housebuilding goals?

The UK imports 80% of its timber, leading to high transport emissions. Native UK forests focus on slower-growing hardwoods, not the softwood preferred for construction. As we aim to meet housing targets, should we rethink our reliance on timber and explore alternative materials?

Consider end-of-life carbon scenarios for true sustainability

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.

A level playing field for embodied carbon calculations

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.

H+H supplier makes sustainable switch to decrease embodied carbon

H+H is committed to reducing carbon emissions across our entire product lifecycle, including the 85% of our emissions that originate from our supply chain materials. Working with our trusted supplier Cemex UK, we have transitioned from traditional CEM I 52,5N cement to Cemstone, a lower-carbon alternative, helping to cut embodied carbon in our aircrete products without compromising on quality.

What are H+H’s sustainability goals?

Discover the highlights from our sustainability roadmap and find out how we plan to reduce our emissions intensity by 50% across scopes 1, 2 and 3, by 2030.