Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Battery manufacturer, Britishvolt, today announces the down selection of two promising sites for the UKβs first 30 plus GWh gigafactory, from an initial 42 locations, wit...
Greater Manchester is set to become greener, as nearly 300 trees are to be planted at Duet Salford Quays (βDuetβ), a recently launched More. Build to Rent (βBTRβ) develop...
A new Government-backed study pointing to the huge volumes of tyre microplastics being shed all along the UKβs motorways and trunk roads must prompt urgent action to prot...
Hydrogen over the years has had several periods of hypes, which have always turned out to be hot air, but why are we still talking about it, and why is there still the be...
The Sheffield City Region has published an ambitious plan to create a network of more than 620 miles of accessible walking and cycling routes across South Yorkshire to en...
Drones have become a critical tool for professionals working in a large variety of different sectors such as public safety, search and rescue, infrastructure inspection,...
Siltbuster Process Solutions, the water treatment specialist, has provided a temporary wastewater treatment solution for Welsh Water at its visitor centre in the Llys y F...
The construction of the C-43 water reservoir is part of the giant hydrological restoration project taking place in the Everglades. Dozens of VolvoCE machines are on site...
Siltbuster Process Solutions (SPS), the water treatment specialist, is helping Live Trakway, the company which supplies temporary roadways to construction sites and major...
Copenhagen Airports, A.P. Moller – Maersk, DSV Panalpina, DFDS, SAS and Γrsted have formed a partnership to develop an industrial-scale production facility to produ...
AMTE Power and Britishvolt are pleased to announce plans to investigate collaborating to build the UKβs first full cycle battery cell GigaPlant, servicing the automotive...
Fluor Corporation announced today that it was awarded the front-end engineering and design (FEED) for Minnkota Power Cooperativeβs (Minnkota) Project Tundra, a carbon cap...
NIB has signed a ten-year loan agreement of β¬70 million with Fortum Oyj to finance the refurbishment of two hydropower plants in Sweden and one in Finland. The investment...
Last June, researchers at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst released a startling report estimating that the amount of power required for training and searching a...
recent survey undertaken by Motorbike insurer Bikesure of 1,000 commuters in London set out to find how the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) had impacted them, in reflectio...
The coronavirus does not stop Helsinki’s climate work. The schedule for the international Helsinki Energy Challenge has been altered due to the COVID-19 pandemic, b...
Just three years after it was built, Normandyβs 0.6 mile solar-powered road was deemed a total failure. Consisting of 30,000 square feet of solar panels, the solar road w...
A new building about to take shape in Bostonβs Roxbury area could, its designers hope, herald a new way of building residential structures in cities. Designed by architec...
Hyundai Construction Equipment has recently joined forces with Hyundai Motor Group to develop the worldβs first hydrogen-powered construction equipment. Last February, Hy...
The EBRD is financing major investments to improve public transport in Sarajevo, with COΒ² emission reductions likely to exceed 30%, in an effort to tackle the alarming ai...
Energy Systems Catapult is launching an innovator challenge call in collaboration with Places for People, Geovation and Pineapple Partners, inviting SMEs developing produ...
The UK Coal Authority and the Construction Industry Research and Information Association recently released a new 500-page guide (C758D) to help those building on or remed...
To deliver the Newhurst project, its twelfth overall in the UK, Hitachi Zosen Inova will be acting on behalf of a consortium of developers comprising Covanta, Biffa and t...
North West based specialist surfacing company, Miles Macadam, is leading the way as an SME in the industry by gaining Carbon Assessed Organisation status and committing t...
Gammon Construction and Sun Hung Kai Properties share the belief that trees are important elements of Hong Kongβs landscape and valuable assets in our community, therefor...
Working on behalf of Connect Plus, a team from Jackson, DB Group and Axtell have achieved a 77% reduction in COΒ² by using volumetric mix trucks to pour ultra-low carbon C...
The Breathe London project has been announced as the winner of a SMART 50 Award by Smart Cities Connect, within the Digital Transformation category. Created to better und...
StreetLight Data, Inc, the leader in Big Data analytics for mobility, recognizes that managing transportation is a major engine of climate change mitigation, and is provi...
A new report published by The Wildlife Trusts today reveals, for the first time, the vast scale of the destruction and impact that HS2 will cause to nature. βWhatβs the d...
A new MIT study examines the opposing roles of natural gas in the battle against climate change β as a bridge toward a lower-emissions future, but also a contributor to g...
Sustainability is the hot topic for every UK industry. So, what action can the construction industry take to put sustainability at the top of the agenda in 2020? Phil Sut...
IVECO and FPT Industrial, brands of CNH Industrial N.V., and NIKOLA today presented the scope and plans of their joint venture and collaboration agreement established to...
The past year has seen considerable change across the UKβs transport industry, from the arrival of the first driverless taxi trials on Londonβs roads and an ever-growing...
CIRIA has published new guidance βDelivering better water management through the planning system (C787)β that identifies the critical factors required for successful inte...
Siltbuster has designed and mobilised one of the UKβs largest ever temporary modular water treatment solutions, in just two weeks, to assist JN Bentley during essential m...
The World Bank and the city of Paris, France, are joining forces to support sustainable cities across the globe, especially cities and metropolitan regions in developing...
Anglo American announces its membership of ResponsibleSteel, reinforcing its commitment to responsible mining and the ethical sourcing of raw materials. A not-for-profit...
Environmental Defense Fund Europe (EDFE) together with Mayor Sadiq Khan have released the second wave of data from Breathe London, an ambitious collaborative project to m...
Lung cancer and serious musculoskeletal injuries are still prevalent in the highways construction industry. But there is a solution to that could mitigate the risks, if n...
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