Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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A project led by the Network Rail and Colas Rail has used solar lighting and power generation to prove the viability of a sustainable βSite of the Futureβ, achieving 97%...
The European Investment Bank (EIB) is financing the modernisation of the Barcelona fleet of city buses, by granting a β¬73.5m loan helping Transports Metropolitans de Barc...
One of the busiest buildings at the University of Dundee was able to benefit from a complete replacement of its waterproof roofing with Alumasc Derbigum Olivine roofing m...
In March the European Commission (EC) together with the European Investment Bank (EIB) launched the new CEF Transport Blending Facility, an innovative financial instrumen...
Minster Surfacing, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, is a finalist for three BusinessGreen Leaders Awards and for two National Recycling Awards. Last year,...
Energy production is a major source of global greenhouse gas emissions. We can reduce these emissions by using energy in smarter ways and reusing excess energy. In a new...
A survey of 1,000 Londoners to find out if they will make any changes due to the new regulations being introduced for the Ultra Low Emissions Zone (ULEZ) found that 82.1%...
GSSI, the world leading manufacturer of ground penetrating radar (GPR) equipment, is continuing their partnership with the Jamestown Rediscovery Foundation. GSSI archaeol...
ECO bollards from Leafield Environmental are environmentally friendly bollards are manufactured from a combination of 50% chipped recycled plastic bottles and 50% regular...
Highways Englandβs work to tap into the nationβs history while delivering huge road improvements has received national recognition.Β In a public vote, the archaeological w...
Leading engineering services specialist and experts in environmental monitoring solutions, Mabey Hire, today announced its role in the modernisation of the Rothera Resear...
For this yearβs Wild About Gardens challenge, The Wildlife Trusts and the Royal Horticultural Society (RHS) are calling on people to put in a pond. From mini container po...
CIRIA and The Ecology Consultancy have announced the launch of their new Working with Wildlife mobile app to identify protected species, which is now available as a free...
Highways England has called on drivers to join them in doing their bit to reduce littering levels on the nation’s motorways.Β Litter presents a serious safety risk b...
A majority of trips in Kenya are made by walking and cycling, with only 15% made by private cars, most of which take place in the capital, Nairobi. Yet until now, priorit...
Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has joined forces with National Geographic to highlight a breath-taking project to save an endangered community against the threat...
Urban rivers choked with plastic, exhaust fumes hazing up the sunset over traffic jams, industrial chimney stacks belching smoke, or decrepit old housing leaking heat int...
Rwandaβs government plans to develop a new district for low and middle-income residents in Kigali. The project is part of the state strategy for the development of sustai...
The Wildlife Trusts call for all new developments to contribute to a Nature Recovery Network The Government consultation into a new legal requirement which could make dev...
Deep below the surface of Britainβs biggest road scheme something has been brewing for a very long time β more than 2,000 years in fact. Experts working on Highways Engla...
As society in general is becoming increasingly technologically advanced and reliant on electricity, the trend is making us more vulnerable in extreme weather conditions,...
Through its Cycling and Walking Investment Strategy, the Department for Transport has pledged to double the number of bicycle journey stages from 0.8 billion in 2013 to.1...
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has launched the worldβs most advanced and comprehensive network of air quality monitors to help investigate and improve Londonβs toxic a...
Porous Pave, Inc. reached a new environmental milestone in 2018: surpassing 13 million pounds of recycled rubber used in installations of its permeable paving material. A...
In 2019 Royal BAM Group nv turns 150. To underline the Group’s commitment to sustainability, the European construction company will plant 150,000 trees throughout 2...
Strengthening the drive towards green economies in the countries where the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) invests, the Republic of Korea and the...
WWFβs One Planet City Challenge is a friendly competition with a serious goal β to help cities across the world mobilize to take action against climate change. Volvo Cons...
The quarry industry delivers vital building materials to construction sites all around the world β but thereβs a lot more to the industry than that. Here are four things...
One of South Africaβs best-kept conservation secrets lies 170 kilometres south of Durban and is considered to be the smallest desert in the world.Β The Red Desert gets its...
With Santa Cruz emerging as Latin Americaβs fastest growing powerhouse, Boliviaβs biggest city is struggling to control its exponential spread. Now a brand-new city is be...
Mercury is an incredibly stubborn toxin. Once it is emitted from the smokestacks of coal-fired power plants, among other sources, the gas can drift through the atmosphere...
The diesel engine has become a highly efficient power source β but how much further can it be developed. In this article Dr. Staffan Lundgren discusses whether the humble...
A curious sight for onlookers in Harlingen, Friesland, Holland: a 17-ton sperm whale fountain being lowered into the water at Harlingen harbor by a SENNEBOGEN 1100 E. Sin...
JCB today announced the donation of $250,000 worth of equipment to the Indonesian Quake and the Island of Sulawesi following the earthquake and tsunami which has killed m...
The German startup SINN Power is conducting a feasibility study on the potential of wave energy and other renewable technologies on behalf of a customer in Guinea. A stab...
The 2018 BIG Biodiversity Challenge Awards #BIGAwards reached a thrilling finale last night unveiling this year’s worthy winners across eight hotly contested catego...
Essex based start-up Energy Crop Solutions and local resident Andrew Swift have won Heathrowβs first ever Sustainable Innovation Prize. Beating other applications from SM...
The city of Thun (Bernese Oberland) in Switzerland will have electric sweepers from 2019. The eSwingo 200+ not only offers COΒ² neutral operation and a lower noise level:...
On Sunday 13th May 2018, Cardiff Council organised a car-free day in the cityβs central area. As a result of this event air quality monitoring data showed an average 69%...
Construction has had a love hate relationship with carbon, but the Construction Climate Challenge (CCC) wants the industry to aim for total carbon neutrality by 2045. So...
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