Editorial

This issue of Engineering Sustainability presents one briefing note and six papers covering a wide spectrum of topics. The briefing note1 demonstrates clearly that there is no substitute for independent full-scale field trials if one wants to understand fully how well a new product or process performs. In this case the performance in question concerns the code for sustainable homes, which is now being used in practice as a method of assessing the sustainability of new-build homes. The aim is to make the homes when finally constructed more sustainable, with a particular emphasis on minimising the carbon dioxide produced....