Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Siemens Energy has been awarded its first offshore grid connection project in the United States. In a consortium with Aker Solutions, the company will supply the high-vol...
Bloom Energy, a leading energy company, and SK ecoplant, an affiliate of South Korean conglomerate SK Group, today announced the companies are expanding their existing pa...
Rio Tinto and Carbfix are partnering to implement a technology for capturing carbon and permanently storing it underground at the ISAL aluminium smelter in Iceland. Under...
AECOM, the worldβs trusted infrastructure consulting firm, announced that its AECOM Tishman business has been selected to manage construction of the New Jersey Wind Port,...
Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, today announced the company has completed the installation of water recycling technology at its Ka...
Research published by the Webber Energy Group (WEG) at the University of Texas at Austin, and by The Ray, a non-profit studying technologies that can transform the transp...
World-class environmental, engineering and strategic consulting company Ricardo will be continuing to provide key air quality monitoring and data analysis in the Middle E...
Sub-Saharan Africa is developing rapidly. With growing economies and increased trade, major road infrastructure plans have been developed for the region, which also hosts...
Heliogen, a provider of AI-enabled concentrated solar energy, today announced further significant steps toward deployment of its new solar energy technology with Woodside...
Marsh plants, which are ubiquitous along the worldβs shorelines, can play a major role in mitigating the damage to coastlines as sea levels rise and storm surges increase...
The first full size lithium-ion battery cells featuring Johnson Mattheyβs advanced eLNO cathode technology are being installed in a unique high performance race car. eLNO...
Rio Tinto is progressing an innovative new technology to deliver low-carbon steel, using sustainable biomass in place of coking coal in the steelmaking process, in a pote...
Ringway, the specialist highway services company, has been fast tracking its way towards its target of 40% reduction in Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions by 2030, delivering...
Today, the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the European Commission signed an agreement that will make it possible to combine EU grants and long-term EIB financing for...
Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority (ZIMPARKS) manages one of the largest estates in the country, covering about 5 million hectares of land, or 13% of Zimbab...
Williams Racing, one of the most successful teams in Formula One history, commits to a far-reaching climate change target.Β Building on the progress the global motorsport...
Volvo Group is proud to reveal the world-first vehicle made of fossil-free steel from SSAB. During todayβs green steel collaboration event, it was announced that more veh...
Forty of the worldβs leading cement and concrete manufacturers today join forces to accelerate the shift to greener concrete by pledging to cut COΒ² emissions by a further...
In the quest to reduce fossil fuel consumption in the face of climate change, renewable energies offer an attractive path forward. Electrification based on wind and solar...
Senior leadership and professionals across the UK construction sector took part in a virtual event with a major focus on climate change. The NBS βThe Construction Leaders...
Bitumen, the binder used during road has changed the face of transportation since its application. It shaped mobility as we know it and would hold the future of transport...
Think Global. Act Local. Make a difference: In advance ofΒ COP26, the United Nations climate change conference in November, Balfour Beatty, the international infrastructur...
On 15 September, the French government officially announced the list of prequalified candidates for the upcoming offshore wind tender in South Brittany, the first commerc...
As part of a global effort to adopt more sustainable products and lower the industryβs carbon footprint, LafargeHolcim in the US has announced that its plant facility in...
Rio Tinto and Caterpillar have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Caterpillarβs development of zero-emissions autonomous haul trucks for use at one of Rio Tin...
At the Hydrogen Wave global online forum held today, Hyundai presented its plans to popularize hydrogen by 2040 through the introduction of new technologies and mobility...
Tritium, a global developer and manufacturer of direct current fast chargers for electric vehicles, and Miller Technology, a leading supplier of mobile mining equipment f...
ACO Water Management has announced a new series of webinars and podcasts discussing the ways in which the construction industry can better protect the UKβs biodiversity a...
Highways England is accelerating the use of warm mix asphalts as standard across its supply chain as part of a drive toward net zero carbon emissions. The Government-owne...
Six research teams from across the UK, including an academic from Robert Gordon University, will develop new tools to find out how trees and woodlands adapt to climate ch...
With net zero deadlines looming closer, more emphasis is being put on businesses to pull their weight when it comes to cutting their carbon footprint. But why should they...
Covering 70 percent of the planet’s surface, the ocean drives weather, provides sustenance, regulates temperature, and supports living organisms as well as societal...
Traffic management vehicle specialist Acklea is increasing production of its plastic-bodied 7.2t commercial vehicles as demand for more lightweight, fuel-efficient and lo...
Worldsensing today announced moves to further improve the sustainability of its supply chain through a partnership with Naeko Logistics. The move will see Worldsensing, t...
Connected solutions are getting smarter by the day. While you are working hard on the job site, hundreds of thousands of data points are doing their own job quietly in th...
There has never been a time when the stakes were higher for construction contractors. For starters, demand is expected to grow 85% by the year 2030. The Associated Builde...
Climate Fund Managers (CFM) has agreed to co-finance and co-develop a portfolio of solar-powered desalination installations, turning brackish groundwater into drinking wa...
CEMEX, S.A.B. de C.V. announced today that it has signed the Business Ambition for 1.5Β°C commitment led by the We Mean Business Coalition in partnership with the Science...
Bloom Energy has announced the achievement of two key milestones on its path to decarbonize a centuries-old maritime industry. In conjunction with Samsung Heavy Industrie...
Working together to rapidly innovate in support of carbon reduction targets, Komatsu and several of its customers have formed the Komatsu Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Alliance. T...
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