Resources

Guides to UK construction carbon compliance

Plain-English explainers on the frameworks that decide whether you win work — PPN 06/21, PAS 2080, SECR, Scope 1/2/3, DEFRA factors and Biodiversity Net Gain.

Compliance

How to Write a Carbon Reduction Plan for PPN 06/21 (Template & Steps)

A step-by-step guide to the template, the six required sections, the Scope 3 categories, director sign-off, and how to keep a Carbon Reduction Plan valid.

24 July 2026 · 8 min read
Winning work

Winning Construction Tenders on Carbon: How to Answer the Sustainability Questions

How carbon and sustainability questions are scored in tenders and PQQs, what a high-scoring answer looks like, the evidence buyers want, and the mistakes that lose easy marks.

23 July 2026 · 7 min read
Compliance

SECR Explained: Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting for Construction

Which companies must report under SECR, what energy and carbon data goes in the directors' report, the low-energy exemption, and how it fits with your other carbon reporting.

22 July 2026 · 6 min read
Compliance

PAS 2080 for Contractors: A Practical Guide

What PAS 2080:2023 is, why it appears in tenders, the carbon reduction hierarchy, and exactly what the standard asks of contractors on site.

21 July 2026 · 6 min read
Compliance

PPN 06/21 Explained: Carbon Reduction Plans for UK Public Tenders

Which contracts it covers, what a compliant Carbon Reduction Plan must include, the Scope 3 categories you must report, and the mistakes that fail a bid.

20 July 2026 · 6 min read
Compliance

Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) Explained: What Developers Must Do

The 10% rule, the statutory metric, the 30-year requirement, the on-site/off-site hierarchy, and exactly what developers must evidence to get planning permission.

19 July 2026 · 7 min read
Fundamentals

Scope 1, 2 and 3 Emissions in Construction: A Plain-English Guide

What each scope covers, which site activities fall where, why Scope 3 usually dominates a project's footprint, and how the scopes map to SECR, PPN 06/21 and PAS 2080.

18 July 2026 · 6 min read