SDG Action

According to the recent IPCC report, "Climate Change 2022: Mitigation of Climate Change", if urgent action is not taken immediatel [...]

Companies globally are increasingly required to provide disclosure that is reliable, consistent, and comparable.  They are facing [...]

The private sector holds a pivotal position in achieving the goals of the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development, which requires [...]

#HospitalityHelps is a platform that connects families that are fleeing the war in Ukraine with hotels around Europe.  Currently f [...]

Evolving green building and energy codes impact the cost assessment and early schematic design of projects, which building owners [...]

The need for standardized, comparable information to enhance decision-making by shareholders and stakeholders has accelerated with [...]

Sustainable Interior Architecture and Design (SIAD) impacts energy conservation as well as occupants’ satisfaction, comfort, and p [...]

2021 was a significant year for climate litigation.  This post highlights some of the most significant decisions in climate litiga [...]

In construction projects, integration of the three social, economic, and environmental aspects of the triple bottom line (TBL) pri [...]

This report supports stakeholders on the transition towards net-zero emissions by providing knowledge for the climate commitments [...]

Published in 2013, the report contributed to the development of a post-2015 agenda and the Paris Agreement adopted in 2015 by the [...]

Corporate social responsibility (CSR) standards are widely adopted instruments for supporting firms in becoming more accountable, [...]

The EU Taxonomy Delegated Act adopted on 9 December 2021 contains the technical screening criteria (“TSC”) for climate change adap [...]

To decarbonize buildings, architects and building designers must reduce the environmental footprint and CO2 emissions associated w [...]

Architecture and architects play a major role in developing sustainable cities and the built environment to achieve the 17 UN Sust [...]

The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) program is an opportunity for Russian citizens to help the UN address the challenges of sustai [...]

Buildings that are too uneconomical to retrofit to comply with legislation, such as the EU Energy Efficiency Directive (EED) and N [...]

On the Italian Adriatic coast in the province of Rimini, more than 350 hotels are up for sale.  According to estimates, €320 milli [...]

The war in Ukraine is destroying the country and shaking Europe and the world. The conflict is causing a refugee crisis of histori [...]

Sustainable procurement management (SPM) as an approach to integrating sustainability into construction projects that takes into a [...]

This report outlines why real estate businesses must invest in sustainability.  It demonstrates benefits for investing in a sustai [...]

Environmental certification schemes such as BREEAM and LEED focus largely on operational emissions rather than CO₂ from the constr [...]

The EU plans to regulate the renovation of already existing, poorly insulated or ventilated buildings to become carbon neutral by [...]

Building information modeling (BIM) and building energy modeling (BEM) are two key tools for transitioning to net-zero energy buil [...]

Sustainable urban development calls for effective cooperation and collaboration between all relevant stakeholders.  Governance is [...]

Tasked with the overall management of a building’s development phases, the project manager is becoming increasingly crucial for ac [...]

Sustainability in the construction sector has increased in importance but is difficult to implement.  This paper provides an empir [...]