Browse 13 verified sustainability CPD resources for UK construction professionals — from professional bodies, manufacturers and suppliers. Free and paid options available.
Sustainability CPD has become a mandatory requirement across virtually every construction professional body in the UK. The industry is responsible for approximately 40% of UK carbon emissions, and meeting the UK's legally binding 2050 net zero target requires a fundamental transformation in how buildings are designed, built, operated and eventually demolished. The resources in this category cover the full breadth of sustainability knowledge — from embodied carbon and Environmental Product Declarations through BREEAM assessment, Passive House design, sustainable drainage and circular economy principles to the practical application of net zero strategies in real construction projects.
RIBA introduced mandatory sustainable architecture CPD in 2021, requiring all Chartered Members to complete CPD on sustainability topics every year as part of their 35-hour annual requirement. ICE has made Sustainable Development — including decarbonisation and nature-positive design — one of three mandatory CPD themes for all professionally qualified members. The demand for BREEAM ratings, net zero carbon compliance and embodied carbon reporting from clients, planners and funders means that sustainability knowledge is now a basic professional competency, not a specialist interest. Professionals who lack sustainability knowledge are increasingly unable to advise clients effectively or lead compliant design teams.
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Embodied carbon is the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the manufacture, transport, installation, maintenance and disposal of building materials and systems — everything except the operational energy use of the building. As buildings become more energy efficient in use, embodied carbon represents an increasingly large share of a building's whole-life carbon impact, making it a critical consideration in sustainable design.
BREEAM (Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method) is the world's leading sustainability assessment framework for buildings. It assesses buildings across nine categories — Energy, Health and Wellbeing, Innovation, Land Use, Materials, Management, Pollution, Transport and Water — and awards ratings from Pass through Good, Very Good, Excellent to Outstanding.
The Future Homes Standard is the UK government's planned update to Part L of the Building Regulations for new homes, requiring approximately 75-80% reduction in carbon emissions compared to current standards. It is expected to come into force in 2025 and will require significantly higher levels of fabric performance and low-carbon heating in new residential buildings.
CPD providers in this category: British Constructional Steelwork Association, Building Research Establishment, Chartered Institution of Building Services Engineers, DCE CPD, Designing Buildings, Institution of Civil Engineers, Kingspan Insulation Limited, Knauf Insulation Limited, Marshalls plc, National Federation of Roofing Contractors, Passive House Trust, Pilkington United Kingdom Limited (NSG Group), ROCKWOOL Limited, Royal Institute of British Architects, Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyorsand others.