Ecobuild’s owner, UBM, takes active measures to reduce its environmental impact.

Its Ludgate House HQ in London, where Ecobuild is based, is UBM’s sustainability flagship for the rest of the business where the most significant improvements to practice include:

• zero waste to landfill (90%+ waste is recycled, food is sent to an anaerobic digestion plant and converted into energy, non-recycled waste to a waste heat and energy recovery plant)
• a programme of plant replacement, upgrading to more efficient heating and ventilation systems
• water saving including self-closing taps, urinal and flush control
• staff engagement campaigns
• building performance data collection and analysis

UBM’s improvements in sustainable practice have been recognised by the Carbon Trust Standard, Green Apple Award and the CIBSE Carbon Off campaign.