Sustainability News in Construction and Infrastructure
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Not long ago, many construction executives saw sustainability as a costly add-on – a “nice to have” that satisfied environmental goals but ate into margins. Today, that m...
In a move set to shake up the road construction world, WJ Group has pulled the wraps off what it hails as the globe’s first fully electric thermoplastic road markin...
New Caledonia’s dramatic landscape is nothing short of breath-taking – a rugged blend of mountainous terrain, tropical downpours, and vibrant ecosystems. But for engineer...
Across Asia, rivers have long served as lifelines—nourishing lands, feeding communities, and shaping ancient cultures. But for decades, thousands of dams, many now obsole...
It might sound surprising, but some of the most damaging infrastructure issues lurking beneath our streets aren’t caused by traffic, time or poor workmanship – they...
Steel has shaped civilisation for over three centuries, yet the process of making it has barely budged. Despite its critical role in everything from construction and tran...
The construction industry is grappling with a waste crisis of colossal proportions. From concrete chunks and timber offcuts to mountains of rubble, construction and demol...
Sustainability in construction is no longer a fringe idea. It’s a necessity. Amid the growing urgency to decarbonise the built environment, one innovation is turnin...
This pilot project forms part of the UK Government’s £200 million push to make zero-emission HGVs a commercial reality. Delivered through Innovate UK, the Electric Freigh...
Africa’s carbon future is hurtling into focus, and come October, Johannesburg will take centre stage. From 21 to 23 October 2025, the Carbon Markets Africa Summit (...
Climate change is a global challenge that demands action across every sector of the economy. From the cars we drive to the buildings we live in and the food we eat, nearl...
Cenntro Inc. has just raised the bar for zero-emission trucking. Its latest innovation, the BM860H, a second-generation hydrogen fuel cell Class 8 semi-tractor, has offic...
Across the construction industry, digital transformation is accelerating efforts to meet ambitious net-zero carbon goals. From intelligent design software to virtual buil...
Volvo Group is shifting gears on the road to carbon neutrality with an ambitious project that’s caught the attention of the European Commission. The company’s Skövde engi...
When it comes to building sewer systems that last, the construction industry has long grappled with the balance between initial investment and lifecycle cost. But a growi...
The stretch of road that snakes between Athens and Patras has long been a vital artery for Greece’s transport network. Now, thanks to an ambitious new initiative, i...
The construction industry has been undergoing a green revolution for a good few years, finding ingenious ways to replace traditional materials with sustainable alternativ...
With Singapore’s extreme dependence on imported resources, sustainable development has long been seen as a matter of survival. Over the decades, the ideas surrounding sus...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and France’s Agence Française de Développement (AFD) have officially doubled their joint cofinancing target to a staggering $6 billion fo...
In the remote highlands of Meru, Kenya, seasonal downpours once left rural roads gutted with mud and potholes. Farmers found their produce stranded, and children often co...
In the quiet countryside near Henley-on-Thames, a stretch of roadside has become a battleground for survival. But thanks to an innovative solution from ACO Technologies,...
In the face of mounting plastic pollution and vulnerable road networks, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is charting a new course that’s both sustainable and forward-thinking. By i...
Asphalt – the black, tarry substance binding our roads – lies at the intersection of two defining challenges of our time: the race to build and maintain modern infrastruc...
Heidelberg Materials UK has turned the ignition on a major leap towards greener, more efficient road construction with the purchase of three Cat® AP400 wheeled asphalt pa...
In a bold step toward cleaner infrastructure and greener construction practices, engineers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have struck gold—or rather, grey...
In a bold move towards curbing methane emissions and modernising natural gas operations, Onboard Dynamics has teamed up with pipeline industry titan T.D. Williamson (TDW)...
Brazil is quietly spearheading a revolution in sustainable infrastructure by turning sugarcane waste into roads. In an innovative twist, Brazilian researchers have discov...
Just off one of the UK’s busiest stretches of motorway, where the hum of engines on the M6 barely pauses, a remarkable transformation has quietly unfolded. A barren openc...
In a major stride toward a greener and more transparent future, SCS Global Services has launched an industry-first certification aimed squarely at the carbon intensity of...
In a ground-breaking move that could reshape the construction industry’s journey toward decarbonisation, JCB has become the first company to gain full EU type-appro...
Sandvik Mobile Crushing and Screening is once again pushing industry boundaries with the launch of its latest innovation, the electric-driven QH443E tracked cone crusher....
Scientists have finally cracked a decades-old mystery surrounding the degradation of copper catalysts, bringing commercial-scale artificial photosynthesis a significant s...
Hydrogen power is no longer just a concept for the future, it’s powering real machines on active construction sites today. That’s the message coming out of Birmingham’s d...
When the heavyweights of road transport make a leap towards net zero, the world sits up and takes notice. In a landmark transaction that’s poised to reshape the UK’s low-...
Asia’s roads, rails and ports no longer merely creak, they haemorrhage value. Recent estimates put the annual drag from congestion alone at 2 to4 per cent of metropolitan...
In the sun-scorched expanses of Arizona, where infrastructure ages faster under the punishing desert heat, repairs have long been synonymous with disruption, delays, and...
In a significant leap towards the UK’s net-zero ambitions, Speedy Hire, the UK’s top provider of tools, equipment, and plant hire, has unveiled an innovative...
At bauma 2025 in Munich, Volvo Construction Equipment took the industry by storm with a bold declaration: the future is electric, and it’s arriving faster than many...
Volvo Construction Equipment has once again charged ahead in the race toward a sustainable future. At bauma 2025, the company unveiled the A30 Electric and A40 Electric—m...
In an era where margins are tight and sustainability targets loom large, Volvo Construction Equipment (Volvo CE) has just thrown down a game-changing gauntlet. With the l...
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