With the COP26 climate change summit coming to Glasgow, this is a critical time for us all to work together to avert a crisis.

With the COP26 climate change summit coming to Glasgow, this is a critical time for the world to work together to avert a climate crisis.

Led by Wates, the Decarbonising Health Estates Partnership (DHEP) is a new, multi-disciplinary team of built environment specialists including British engineering company, Arup and the international architectural practice, HKS Architects.

Wates Group and Lloyds Banking Group are working together to pioneer sustainable technologies in a bid to accelerate the built environment’s transition to net zero carbon.

Wates and Lloyds Banking Group will work together to seek out new energy efficient innovations to form an elite network of green tech businesses, adding to the WIN Portal’s current network of 45 Innovation Partners.

Stuart Jones, Principal Design Manager has been interviewed by Construction Manager about our partnership with Cardiff Council.

Wates launched a self-service, interactive and intelligent marketplace for sustainable innovation.

Wates launches its new Wates Innovation Network (WIN) portal and Dr Zainab Dangana explains how this will help towards net zero buildings.

We are proud to sponsor the Retrofit Challenge. The event will delve into the housing sector’s biggest priorities.

Wates commits to eliminating waste and carbon from its operations by 2025.

Helping landlords meet their zero carbon targets across their housing portfolio

As part of our Wates Summer Series, involving experts from across the industry, we discussed delivering zero carbon school buildings. Stephen Beechey, Group Public Sector Director, shares the key points from the workshop in the following blog.

Wates and Planet First partnership has made great strides over the past 12 months, delivering fantastic benefits in terms of commercial, environmental and social value.

Social distancing and local lockdowns won’t save the world from warming. But amid this global crisis, we have a chance to build a better future. How can offsite manufacturing support the carbon agenda, decarbonise our skylines and fight climate change?

This was the key topic at the Wates Construction Summer Series that brought together a range of experts to discuss hot topics in the industry. Andrew Barraclough, Group Design Director at Wates Construction, shares the outcome of the discussion.

New Social Enterprise helps in battle to cut carbon emissions. Wates is the first in the built environment sector to appoint an independent Social Enterprise – Planet First Energy (PFE) – to help it reduce CO2 emissions and meet long-term sustainability goals.

Wates has been honoured for its efforts to minimise environmental impact and leave a lasting social legacy through the delivery of the project.

Wates has planted 100 sapling trees by the new Braywick Park Leisure Centre in order to offset carbon emissions generated during the centre’s construction.