Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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The shift towards net zero emissions is gaining traction as businesses and countries alike become increasingly aware of the need to address climate change. This transitio...
JCB has made a major breakthrough in proving the wider appeal of hydrogen combustion technology by installing one of its super-efficient hydrogen engines into a 7.5 tonne...
Prometheus Materials, a leader in sustainable building materials, has achieved foundational certifications ASTM C129 for nonloadbearing CMUs and ASTM C90 for loadbearing...
The winning bidders who will take their projects forward as part of the Β£30 million ADEPT Live Labs 2: Decarbonising Local Roads programme have been announced by Roads Mi...
Fortescueβs decarbonisation journey has taken a major step forward today, with WAE Technologies completing and delivering to Australia the largest battery of its kind, re...
VivaCity, the transport technology scaleup transforming cities into smarter and more efficient places to live and work, has today announced its partnership with Nottingha...
JCB is set to showcase its super-efficient hydrogen combustion technology on the international stage for the first time ever with a debut in North America. The wraps will...
A new report by Sweco found it possible to reduce costs for raw material by approximately EUR 6 billion per year in Europe through circular use of excavation material. Mo...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the City of Krakow are expanding their long-term cooperation, this time with a public-private partnership (PPP). The financing agre...
Norman Willemsen, Chief Executive Officer of Kebony, a global leader in the production of sustainable wood, today spoke out in support of European Commissionβs President...
Anglo Scottish Asset Finance Ltd has been appointed by Newcastle City, and Gateshead Council to deliver the financial assistance scheme to support businesses affected by...
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. and CEMEX Ventures, CEMEXβs corporate venture capital unit, announced their investment in Waste to Energy Advanced Solutions, a clean energy start-u...
RUDN University environmentalists have proposed a new catalyst for converting methane into hydrogen – an alternative energy carrier. The catalyst itself is a simple...
Lafarge Canada has been consistently advancing in their journey to Net-Zero. The largest provider of sustainable and innovative building solutions in Canada has announced...
An environmentally sustainable building material which could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of the construction industry is being developed with the support of...
has joined the Department of Energy (DOE) Better Plants program that works with leading U.S. manufacturers to achieve voluntary energy performance improvement goals. The...
Despite the cost-of-living crisis and the number of other challenges the construction industry is currently faced with, businesses and individuals alike are continuing to...
As organisations, people, and governments alike continue to search for new ways to minimise their carbon emissions, the topic of renewable energy has once again climbed b...
Bespoke powder blending solution provider, Cemblend, today announced it has struck a collaboration agreement with OCL Regeneration to develop the application of Hoffmann...
Cenntro Electric Group Ltd., a leading EV and alternative fuel technology company with advanced, market-validated electric commercial vehicles, will unveil the Logimax H8...
Shell has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Connect Plus – a consortium that includes Edge Orbital Holdings Ltd, Balfour Beatty and Egis Investment Pa...
The Sydney Build Expo has confirmed that Climate Resilience and Sustainability will both be key themes for next yearβs event set to take place at the ICC Darling Harbour...
With the “Green Gantry”, Kapsch TrafficCom introduced a gantry made from local and renewable resources that paves the way for sustainable road infrastructure...
Thatcham Research is working closely with Toyota Motor Manufacturing (UK) Ltd and a consortium of specialist industry partners to develop a hydrogen version of Toyotaβs i...
Hyundai Heavy Industries (HHI) Group announced that it has won nine awards at CES 2023 Innovation Awards for its next generation technologies. This achievement recognizes...
How can we remove carbon dioxide, a greenhouse gas, from fossil-fuel power plant exhaust before it ever reaches the atmosphere? New findings suggest a promising answer li...
Lafarge Canada was proud to announce an in-kind donation of ECOPact low-carbon concrete, with a market value of over $50,000 CAD, to the construction ofΒ Pic Mobert First...
Biotecture has designed and installed a green hoarding for repeat client Mace on the construction hoarding of the new Stonecutter Court development in London. Stonecutter...
Bradfords Building Supplies has taken its first delivery of Tarmac bagged cement loaded on green Pallet LOOP pallets into its Glastonbury branch, kicking off the first en...
In 2019, the UK parliament passed legislation which requires the government to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 and effectively make the country net zero. Net zero...
Argonne collaborates with US laboratories on research to identify promising biofuelsΒ for different engine types. Biofuel is closer to becoming a cost-competitive, climate...
European Union Ambassador Peter Cavendish believes that Africa and the Caribbean can be the green hydrogen producers of the future.Β In addition, Secretary-General of the...
Air quality is a major cause for concern in the UK, especially when it comes to motorways and the surrounding areas. Vehicle emissions cause air pollution, including the...
Bentley Systems, the infrastructure engineering software company, announced today at COP27 expanded integrated workflows for embodied carbon calculation in the Bentley iT...
Volvo Construction Equipment has announced its intention to invest SEK 360 million, approximately $32.7million, into its production facility in BraΓ₯s, Sweden between now...
Yanmar has been on its zero-greenhouse gas emissions path for over a decade. The scale of the challenge is huge β and success will be driven by economic considerations mo...
βThe Future in Roadbuilding β Smart. Safe. Sustainable.β This was the motto of the joint appearance by the Wirtgen Group and John Deere at bauma 2022. With 97 exhibits β...
Construction projects are a big part of any society. They can be the reason that your town is growing, or they can be what keeps it thriving.Β Construction projects also...
Loop Energy™, a designer and manufacturer of hydrogen fuel cells for commercial mobility, joins Rampini Carlo SpA, an Italian bus manufacturer, in unveiling its fi...
While less than 10 percent of plastics are recycled globally, new technologies for chemical recycling are emerging that may rapidly advance progress in the area. For deca...
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