Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Network Rail has announced plans to tackle three significant environmental issues in the countryβs biggest and busiest rail stations to mark the UNβs World Environment Da...
Britainβs estimated 1 billion windows could become the power generators of the future, letting light through while harnessing solar energy. A Cambridge firm, Polysolar, w...
A new campaign has been launched to challenge businesses to reduce their paper usage, following recent research which found that a third of UK workers admit to printing o...
A ground breaking new project to boost the number of bumblebees and other wild pollinators in Cumbria, has been awarded development funding by Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)...
Following a successful proof of concept trial at the UK Port of Felixstowe, Cress Systems is pleased to announce the commercial release of its ProwESS energy capture, sto...
Many necessities of modern life rely on mined materials β but where are these minerals coming from and what exactly makes them so impressive? 1. AS GOOD AS GOLD β KALGOOR...
Following a strong start to 2018, leading meteorological specialist Biral has been busy showcasing its popular products at exhibitions around the world and featuring in a...
Today the Wildlife Trusts are publishing “Towards a wilder Britain β creating a Nature Recovery Network” which shows how new laws could lead to the creation o...
Metso will present its extensive waste recycling equipment and services offering at Waste Expo 2018, taking place April 24-26 at the Las Vegas Convention Center, Central...
Network Rail today launched its first free drinking water fountain at London Charing Cross station. Thousands of station users and passengers are set to benefit from the...
Is it really possible to βgreen upβ the construction industry while keeping costs at a minimum? Terri Wills, CEO of WorldGBC, makes the business case for sustainable buil...
Itβs widely recognised that older workers are crucial to curbing the construction industry skills gap, as reported by CIOB, but an ageing workforce can add pressure in ot...
Network Rail engineers are working to remove 15ft-long icicles which have formed in a railway tunnel between Manchester and Buxton. The icicles, in Eaves Tunnel, pose a s...
Volvo Buses has now sold more than 4000 electrified Volvo buses to customers the world over. The latest order is for 90 hybrid buses from Brussels. Volvo Buses is one of...
A major project to develop software for the implementation of Londonβs Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in 2019 will be delivered by Siemens, a global leader in traffic man...
CIRIA has announced that the BIG Biodiversity Challenge 2018 has officially launched. Led by the BIG Biodiversity Interest Group, since 2013 the Challenge has invited the...
An Environment Agency (EA) state-of-the-nation update, warning that 86% of Englandβs water bodies fail to meet βgoodβ status, is strong on facts but falls woefully short...
Thermal imagery, acoustic monitoring, expeditions in the dead of night and a bat named Kathy might sound like a sci-fi storyline, but itβs all happening south of Hamilton...
A 4 hectare wetland in New Zealand, which will be a haven for wildlife and native plants is taking shape as part of work on the Huntly section of the Waikato Expressway....
Manitou Group, a signatory of the United Nations Global Compact, has announced an initiative through its North American subsidiary to promote the Sustainable Development...
Highways England is starting a major programme of tree and shrub planting along the A30 and A38 in a bid to connect a 105 mile corridor of wildlife habitat. The work is t...
For this yearβs annual World Economic Forum, the city of Davos and ABB teamed up in a long-term partnership to provide e-infrastructure for public and private transportat...
Less than a year into its operations at Heathrow, Flybe has distinguished itself in its noise and emissions performance, achieving the top ranking in the latest βFly Quie...
New Holland will enable its customers to seamlessly share in-depth real-time machine data with The Climate Corporation in order to enhance productivity and in-field effic...
Air Monitors wins contract for UK Particulate Matter monitoring network Air Monitors Limited is delighted to announce that it has been awarded a contract by the Environme...
UK businesses and organisations are being invited to apply for Heathrowβs first Sustainable Innovation Prize submitting ideas on how to address the environmental challeng...
Palma de Mallorcaβs urban buses will start being replaced this year with new, more modern, safer, more comfortable and less polluting vehicles. The European Investment Ba...
and we are pleased that our work has contributed towards many of the goals identified in the plan. CIRIA has a long history of championing environmental issues and our co...
Stunning new pictures of an innovative Green Bridge across the new A556 Knutsford to Bowdon bypass show how the project has literally taken root β providing a winter wond...
In North Ayrshire, Scotland, monitoring activities have demonstrated that the main local air quality issues are related to traffic congestion caused by a section of the H...
New guidelines published by The Wildlife Trusts today show how new housing developments can be built in a way that provides people with greener, inspirational homes which...
Organisations in the construction sectors are among those that rely the most on paper, new research has found. A survey of 1,000 workers, conducted by WorkMobile, found t...
Starklab, an innovative SMU in the field of energy and the Poujoulat Heating and Power division for industrial chimneys, have concluded an ambitious partnership for the d...
Allego, a leading provider of Electric Vehicle (EV) charging solutions and cloud services, has appointed traffic technology supplier Siemens to support the deployment and...
A major British waste and recycling company believes people should be able to recycle plastics in their own homes, and new-build houses should come with the technology re...
EnviroBuild, the leading sustainable construction company, aims to protect over 40,000 acres of rainforest this year by donating 10% of their profits to the Rainforest Tr...
heavyweights warned guests at a London Construction Climate Challenge conference this week, hosted by Volvo Construction Equipment, that only big targets will trigger the...
Unrivalled Performance Without aΒ trailer, the Tesla Semi achieves 0-60 mph in five seconds, compared toΒ 15Β seconds in a comparable diesel truck. It does 0-60 mph in 20 se...
Victoriaβs first driverless Autonobus, will transport students around La Trobe University in Bundoora. The Autonobus has brought together world-leading experts in automat...
A Hitachi ZX38U-5 mini excavator has been delivered to the first elephant sanctuary in Europe. The Premium Used machine was donated by Hitachi Construction Machinery (Eur...
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