COP26 Careers Media Projects Supply chain Contact Contact Menu Expertise Menu About Skanska c Home About Skanska Media Features The Future of Construction Time to move from words to actions Time to move from words to actions The second live webcast in our Future of Construction series, examined the critical issues around the UK construction industry’s response so far to carbon emissions and what now needs to be done to focus on delivering targets. “The scientists have told us about this problem, very clearly back in the late 1970s and early 1980’s and we haven’t really achieved a huge amount since then. We have wasted nearly 40 years.” These were the comments from Gregor Craig, Skanska UK president and CEO, who set the scene for the live event, hosted by BBC news presenter Maryam Moshiri. Also taking part were: Julie Hirigoyen, chief executive, UK Green Building Council; Peter Miller, environment and town planning director, HS2; and Jeremy Greenwood, managing director, national commercial and construction solutions, Tarmac. The construction industry’s usage of the top five carbon emission sources: electricity, heat, combustion engines, waste and materials, was a key focus of the discussion, as well as a critical look at what can be done to reduce their usage. With additional contributions from Marvin Rees, Mayor of Bristol, and Rune Stene, managing director, Powerhouse — there was a call to the industry to shift the dial on collaboration, which would ensure speedier action and more inclusive and broader partnerships across the industry. “There are fantastic examples of where we’ve made some progress, but there is a long way to go. We need to maximise the collaboration potential that the construction industry can generate, to achieve the changes needed. “In order to make a substantial change you need to think big and deliver some quite radical options. There's a real imperative for action now”, said Gregor Craig. Future of construction Share Last updated: 26/10/2020 About Skanska UK Skanska, one of the UK’s leading contractors, helps to construct, upgrade and maintain the country’s buildings and infrastructure. Skanska UK in brief Projects History Purpose and values 51 Moorgate Map data ©2021 Google View larger map Shortcuts Find information on our website. Careers Code of Conduct Organisation and governance Statement on modern slavery and human trafficking (PDF) Skanska pension fund Contact us About Skanska Group Skanska is one of the world's leading project development and construction groups. Our projects Our people Our markets Information for investors Latest share price 23/11/2021 17:30 CET SKA B: SEK 217.0 -0.3%g Skanska AB is listed on the NASDAQ OMX Stockholm and traded under the SKA B symbol. View the share graph on Skanska Group website Change country Change country : United Kingdom Czech Republic Denmark Finland Hungary Norway Poland Romania Slovakia Sweden United States Skanska Group Follow us on social media © 2021 Skanska Terms of use, Processing of personal data and Cookies - Sitemap cookie preferences Skanska UK Plc, Registered Office: Maple Cross House, Denham Way, Maple Cross, Herts. WD3 9SW. Registered in England - Registration Number: 784752 Your Consent for Cookies Cookies provide us with data to analyze our traffic and allow for a more personalized experience. Please click on “Allow cookies” below to enable or adjust your preferences by clicking on “Change settings”. You can alter these at any time. Change settings Allow cookies