Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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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...
With the construction industry under pressure to maximise its recovery and act on climate change, Shell has introduced its refreshed portfolio of Shell Naturelle biodegra...
If the Earthβs oceans were drained completely, they would reveal a massive chain of undersea volcanoes snaking around the planet. This sprawling ocean ridge system is a p...
Quanergy Systems, Inc., a leading provider of OPA-based solid state LiDAR sensors and smart 3D solutions for automotive and IoT, today announced a new smart LiDAR deploym...
Experts from global energy and environment consultancy Ricardo are leading an international consortium to support the Mexican Governmentβs plan to reduce greenhouse gas (...
The Department for Transport has awarded funding through Innovate UK to a consortium to lead the UKβs first ever study on the electrification of long range trucks with dy...
A new International Energy Agency (IEA) report for the G20 Italy Presidency examines how cities can be a key to a net-zero emissions future as digitalisation opens up a r...
The U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA), in partnership with the University of Missouri and The Ray, a non-profit proving ground for sustainable transportation te...
Saint-Gobain, the worldβs largest building materials company, and ecomedes, developer of the leading sustainable building products platform, today announced a partnership...
Thanks to Hibooβs solution, equipment users and renters are now able to collect and measure the COβe (the COβ equivalent) emissions related to the fuel consumption of eac...
Cree Lighting announced the completion of an extensive project in the City of Sandy, Oregon, converting all of the cityβs street lights from inefficient high-pressure sod...
French specialty materials manufacturer Arkema is now harnessing the capabilities of Swiss logistics digitization pioneer Nexxiot. The companies have partnered to digitiz...
A new whitepaper on the βNeed for hydrogen truckingβ sets out the underlying arguments in favour of the use of hydrogen to decarbonise long-haul trucks. The evidence for...
Highways England has announcedβ―itsβ―ambitiousβ―newβ―carbon plan that will see it rapidly cut carbon fromβ―road construction, maintenance and operations, andΒ support theΒ trans...
Esri, the global leader in location intelligence, today announced it is releasing a new high-resolution, 2050 global land cover map as part of the companyβsΒ Living Atlas....
Itβs a problem affecting everyone, from suppliers to their customers: weβre in the middle of a supply shortage. The planetary crisis behind finding aggregates has hit all...
The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank Group has approved a $6 million grant to launch the initial phase of the Desert to Power West Africa Regional Energ...
Electric vehicles are driving the UKβs green transition, helping the nation on its journey towards sustainability and net zero emissions by 2050. To achieve this goal, th...
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