Circular Economy in Construction and Infrastructure
Circular Economy is becoming increasingly important across global construction, infrastructure and industrial technology, influencing how projects are visualised, coordinated, delivered and managed over time.
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From planning and design to field execution and asset management, this topic sits at the centre of digital change across the built environment, helping teams improve visibility, accuracy, coordination and long-term performance.
The global race for critical minerals has entered a new phase. It is no longer just about finding new deposits buried deep underground. Instead, attention is shifting tow...
Coastal construction has always come with a hidden by-product: vast quantities of dredged marine mud. From port expansions to land reclamation schemes, this sediment accu...
The global construction and infrastructure sector is facing a defining shift. Sustainability is no longer a peripheral concern or a reputational exercise. It has become a...
Hawaiiβs relationship with plastic waste is complicated, costly and increasingly unsustainable. As one of the most geographically isolated regions in the world, the islan...
In heavy industry, the spotlight is shifting. It is no longer enough to optimise production. Increasingly, the real gains lie in how materials are sourced, reused and rei...
Concrete has long been the backbone of global infrastructure, yet it remains one of the construction sectorβs biggest environmental liabilities. Responsible for an estima...
Across the construction, agriculture and environmental sectors, the push toward circular resource management is gathering momentum. Governments are tightening landfill re...
As governments, manufacturers and investors accelerate the shift towards lighter, cleaner and more circular materials, aluminium has moved from being a workhorse metal to...
Quarry & Mining Month: Week Five | January 2026 For much of the past three decades, mining and quarrying sat in an awkward position in the public imagination. Essenti...
Across Europeβs cities, soil has quietly become one of the most overlooked resources in the construction and infrastructure ecosystem. Vast quantities are excavated every...
Quarry & Mining Month: Week Three | January 2026 Mining and quarrying have long been synonymous with environmental disruption, from gaping open pits and scarred lands...
Heidelberg Materials UK has completed a demanding resurfacing scheme along the B3135 through Cheddar Gorge, strengthening one of Britainβs most celebrated scenic roads wh...
Teesside University has joined forces with the Welsh resource management specialist Dauson Environmental Group to push the boundaries of low carbon construction. Their Kn...
Cement, the backbone of modern construction, is also one of the most carbon-intensive materials on Earth. Accounting for nearly 8% of global CO2 emissions, its production...
The construction industry faces a growing dilemma: the sheer scale of waste generated from demolition, renovation, and new builds is spiralling out of control. Traditiona...
Electronic waste has become one of the fastestβgrowing waste streams on the planet, and the figures paint a grim picture. Global volumes already exceed 50 million tonnes...
Concrete may be the backbone of global infrastructure, yet the world is grappling with its environmental footprint. Traditional mixes rely heavily on virgin aggregates an...
Imagine a fine powdery dust piling up by the tonne at the edge of a quarry, once considered little more than an inconvenient by-product. Today, that very quarry dust is b...
Balancing the demands of global infrastructure growth with the urgent call for environmental responsibility has become one of the great challenges of our era. Rising to m...
Tarmac has taken a decisive leap towards a greener future with the launch of CEVO Asphalts,Β a breakthrough engineered solution designed to enable the UKβs first truly Net...
How Novel Iron making Processes Can Reduce Carbon Footprint Steel is the backbone of modern civilization, forming the structural core of cities, mobility, infrastructure,...
With urbanisation advancing at an unprecedented pace and the construction industry expanding worldwide, the effective management of construction and demolition (C&D)...
Relocatable modular buildings (RMBs) have long been hailed as a sustainable and flexible alternative to conventional construction. Their appeal lies in the ability to ass...
As the global economy pivots toward decarbonisation and digitalisation, the demand for critical minerals has skyrocketed. These aren’t just buzzwords β minerals lik...
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...
In the face of mounting plastic pollution and vulnerable road networks, Papua New Guinea (PNG) is charting a new course thatβs both sustainable and forward-thinking. By i...
In the picturesque canton of St. Gallen, where pristine Alpine air meets the rhythm of responsible living, something quietly transformative is happening. Here, compost is...
In a bold step toward cleaner infrastructure and greener construction practices, engineers from the University of South Australia (UniSA) have struck goldβor rather, grey...
Brazil is quietly spearheading a revolution in sustainable infrastructure by turning sugarcane waste into roads. In an innovative twist, Brazilian researchers have discov...
In an era where sustainability is no longer a luxury but a necessity, UK-based PMG and wet processing technology pioneer CDE are leading the charge in transforming waste...
Concrete forms the backbone of our urban environments. From bustling city roads to towering dams and bridges that stand the test of time, itβs everywhereβquite literally...
In the heart of Bavaria, change is brewing. In Zolling, Germany, second-generation construction firm J. Obermeier e.K. has turned a critical corner in its evolution. With...
Holcim UK has emerged as a new force in the sustainable construction landscape following the rebrand from Aggregate Industries. This strategic transformation underscores...
CDE, a trailblazer in wet processing solutions, has unveiled its latest initiative: the TalkingTons vodcast series. This monthly series is set to delve into pressing indu...
Qatar is taking a bold step towards sustainable waste management, with Advanced Technology Recycling (ATR) making history as the first company in the Gulf region to adopt...
In a strategic move that underscores the growing demand for sustainable supply chains, Cyclic Materials has secured a $2 million investment from InMotion Ventures, the ve...
How can businesses pivot to a generative economy, and what role do supply chain virtual twins play in this transformation? These questions, addressed by Carlijn Goedhart,...
As December draws to a close, so too does our journey through Quarry and Mining Month at Highways.Today. Throughout the month, weβve explored the transformative technolog...
The drive for transparency and sustainability in global supply chains has gained a powerful ally. Teijin Group, a leader in high-performance materials, has made a strateg...
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