Committees

Sustainability of the built environment

Inquiry

This inquiry will examine the sustainability of the built environment. It will look at the best routes to net zero for our future building needs from low carbon materials through to policies to minimise the whole life carbon impact of new buildings.

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Reports, special reports and government responses

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First report - Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction
Inquiry Sustainability of the built environment
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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Response to this report
Third Special Report - Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
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Special Report
Response to this report
Chair to Secretaries of State BEIS and LUHC re: Sustainability of the built environment Government Response
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Correspondence
Third Special Report - Building to net zero: costing carbon in construction: Government Response to the Committee’s First Report
Inquiry Sustainability of the built environment
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Oral evidence transcripts

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19 January 2022
Inquiry Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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Oral Evidence
19 January 2022
Inquiry Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses Currie & Brown, and Landsec
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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17 November 2021
Inquiry Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses The Institution of Structural Engineers, OFR Consultants, Fire and Risk Consultants, and Greater London Authority
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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Written evidence

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SBE0156 - Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses Cabinet Office, Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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SBE0155 - Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses Jane Anderson (Director at ConstructionLCA Ltd)
Committees Environmental Audit Committee
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SBE0154 - Sustainability of the built environment
Witnesses Landsec
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Other publications

Correspondence
Committees exchange letters with government departments and others, often to request information or follow up on recommendations.
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