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The 3rd edition of the UK Green Building Council’s annual report identifies 20 emerging trends, including an increased focus on resilience.
Resilience can mean climate resilience of buildings, communities and supply chains, but also financial resilience.
The insights act as a temperature check on sustainability themes in the built environment, based on engagement with UK Green Building Council (UKGBC) members and insights from academics, sustainability directors and policy experts.
Looking to 2026, UKGBC anticipates a sector grappling with rapid technological advances, the interconnectedness of sustainability challenges and opportunities, and the growing importance of nature, adaptive capacity and community-centred approaches.
These will sit alongside urgent needs such as scaling retrofit and reforming energy systems.
The insights in this report are grounded in what we’re hearing on the ground: organisations working out how to responsibly use technology and AI, scale retrofit, close performance gaps, rethink materials, engage supply chains and build climate resilience,” said Emily-Rose Garnett, Senior Advisor – Solutions & Innovation at UKGBC.
“It paints a picture of an industry that is working to transition from intent to action, but grappling with the challenges required to achieve this. As we enter 2026, our hope is that industry and government recognise the scale of the opportunity ahead, and the transformative impact we can unlock through collective action.”
You can access the report here.
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Article written by Ella Tansley | Published 15 December 2025
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