Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Phononic, a global leader in sustainable solid state cooling, and Halton, a global leader in HVAC innovation and indoor air solutions, today announced the first-of-its-ki...
Komatsu Ltd., a titan in the construction equipment sector, has recently ventured into the remanufacturing realm, specifically focusing on capacitors and inverters for hy...
ReFuels N.V., one of Europe’s leading suppliers of renewable biomethane (Bio-CNG) for the decarbonisation of heavy goods vehicles (HGVs), announced the opening of i...
In a ground-breaking development with significant implications for the construction industry and climate change mitigation, researchers at the University of Tokyo and Nag...
Scientists at the University of Bristol have successfully used screws as connectors in bamboo without splitting the material. The study, recently published in the journal...
In line with its commitment to adopt clean energy sources and technologies, Nouveau Monde Graphite Inc. reports advancement on its electrification program for the Phase-2...
New research suggests that ultrasound may have potential in treating a group of harmful chemicals known as PFAS to eliminate them from contaminated groundwater. Invente...
Shanghai Electric is showcased six of its flagship low-carbon energy solutions designed to empower a sustainable future at Enlit Asia 2023, slated to be held at the Indon...
CRH, the global leader in building materials solutions, and Volvo Group, the leader in transport and infrastructure solutions, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (...
In a landmark move, Energy Vault Holdings, Inc. has revealed that China Tianying Inc. will be deploying five new EVx™ gravity energy storage systems under the term...
In a significant stride towards sustainable transportation, KfW IPEX-Bank has announced the provision of a green loan facility totalling NOK 1,148 million (around EUR 100...
In a major milestone towards the standardisation of greenhouse gas emissions calculations for the UK, new guidance for local highways authorities, that includes Scope 3 e...
Aggregate Industries has been recognised for its commitment to carbon reduction after gaining a globally recognised gold standard. The leading UK building materials suppl...
Universal Hydrogen Co., a hydrogen fuel services provider that uses unique modular hydrogen capsule technology, today announced it has completed an operational demonstrat...
United States Steel Corporation announced today a significant step in its ongoing commitment to sustainability, environmental excellence and the communities it serves. Th...
Cemex is supplying a specialty mix of Vertua concrete products for the construction of Rise Tower in Monterrey, Mexico, which is expected to become the tallest tower in L...
Today, Moxion Power, a California-based manufacturer of clean, mobile battery energy storage system (BESS) technology, made TIME’s Best Invention list for their MP-75/600...
Little of the mixed consumer plastics thrown away or placed in recycle bins actually ends up being recycled. Nearly 90% is buried in landfills or incinerated at commercia...
Turkish electrical control equipment manufacturer XKoren Electric has intensified its global expansion strategy with a €50 million investment. Striving to position itself...
Helping turn the tide on climate change is everyone’s responsibility – including companies like Yanmar Compact Equipment, who is happy to play its part – and recently sig...
Tackling climate change calls for radically changing the materials we build with. Metsä Wood explores and develops wood-based solutions that complement and replace carbon...
Danfoss Scotland, part of global hydraulics and electric powertrain systems supplier Danfoss Power Solutions, has received a grant worth £4,941,809 (approximately $6.1 mi...
Kier Group plc has joined Causeway Technologies’ ground-breaking project aimed at developing automated, real-time reporting of scope 3 emissions in the construction...
Upgrading, or retrofitting, the world’s iron and steel processing plants early could reduce carbon emissions by up to 70 gigatonnes by 2050, roughly equivalent to t...
Excessive noise and dust emissions result in damage to health in the long term. To protect not only employees on building sites, but also human and animal life in the sur...
The Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) launched the second edition of its ground-breaking Whole Life Carbon Assessment for the Built Environment (WLCA) stand...
A research study conducted by Hebrew University’s Ph.D. candidate, Kaushal Gianchandani, under the guidance of Professors Nathan Paldor and Hezi Gildor from the Ins...
Just a couple decades ago, nitrogen oxide emissions routinely plagued cities’ skies and their residents’ lungs. These polluting reactive nitrogen oxide gases from the tai...
CDE, a leading supplier of sand and aggregate wet processing solutions for the waste recycling and natural processing sectors, has commissioned a waste recycling plant in...
XCMG’s electric and methanol-fuelled machines leading the way, with a strong commitment to sustainable strategies for green, low-carbon, and intelligent new infrast...
The Bosch fuel-cell power module is in volume production. And with that, the technology company’s recycling plan is getting underway. Fuel cells contain what are known as...
A new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified what may be a novel biological approach for removing extremely small and potentially dangerous plastic p...
A new study led by Cambridge University confirms that planting hedges between roadsides and school playgrounds can dramatically reduce children’s exposure to traffic-rela...
Researchers at the University of California San Diego have developed a new type of material that could offer a sustainable and eco-friendly solution to clean pollutants f...
Dozens of European cities could reach net zero carbon emissions over the next 10 years by incorporating nature into their infrastructure, according to a new study. Publis...
Researchers at the Korea Institute of Civil Engineering and Building Technology published their findings on the drastic short-term alterations in rivers accompanied by sh...
In a significant move towards addressing regulatory compliance and environmental obligations, SOCOTEC Consultancy (Scotland) has entered into a strategic partnership with...
Northumberland County Council is celebrating the launch of its new state-of-the-art solar car port array – one of the biggest of its kind in the UK. The project whi...
The built environment industry has today reached a major milestone with 200 companies leading the way for a sustainable future, including the launch of a ‘Future Workforc...
Cemex’s VIALOW, VIAFLOW®, and VIACOURT® asphalt, plus newer products that use a lower carbon bitumen, now form a new series of high-performance asphalt solutions which ha...
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