TechXplore

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

The construction industry is a highly resource-intensive and polluting sector, with significant water consumption and notable contribution to environmental degradation. According to a survey conducted by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism in 2018, the Japanese construction sector discharged about 74.4

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GreenBiz

DECEMBER 14, 2021

Make advocacy and inquiry a mantra, and you have a recipe for a culture of productive discourse that propels sustainability, climate action, and other strategic and operational imperatives.

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TechXplore

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Imagine you are standing in front of a multimillion-pound building in the center of the French city, Lyon. It radiates warmth and history with its rammed earth structural walls. Two hundred miles away, a small house in the Beaucastel winery, Provence, shares a similar texture and aesthetic.

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GreenBiz

MAY 5, 2020

Sustainable infrastructure investments can aid the post-COVID recovery. Given this big opportunity, it is imperative that when the nations of the world look to embark on infrastructure investment programs, they strive to provide infrastructure that is sustainable, technologically advanced and resilient. Katherine Davisson.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Woods involvement underscores its reputation for delivering innovative engineering solutions, having partnered with CIP on several other sustainability-driven projects. This will set the stage for the engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) phase, anticipated to begin in Q2 of this year.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 19, 2025

Temporary housing for people displaced by natural disasters could become cheaper, lighter and more sustainable with innovative new timber-cardboard construction panels developed by University of Queensland researchers.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JULY 6, 2020

BARBIZON’s timber construction would be integrated with shared green spaces to encourage neighborly relations and to offset the urban heat island effect.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

Growing interest in environmental issues is putting pressure on the construction sector to move towards a circular economy with greater emphasis on the sustainable recovery of waste materials. The construction industry is the UK’s biggest consumer of natural resources. Recofloor is free to join and easy to use.

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GreenBiz

JULY 14, 2020

Workplace EV charging: Lessons from sustainability trailblazers. In addition to a review of the current literature, the team interviewed sustainability leaders in 24 organizations across the United States. Some progressive cities such as Salt Lake City and Duluth, Minnesota are beginning to mandate chargers in all new construction.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 25, 2021

Architects Cosimo Terlizzi and partner Damien Modolo have created a lamia-style hemp and lime construction art studio in southern Italy. It combines traditional building style from the Valle d'Itria and Alto Salento region with modern and sustainable materials and energy management systems.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 18, 2025

Key Production Group , said to be Europes leading bespoke physical music and packaging manufacturing broker, has announced the full rollout of its Key Production Recycling scheme, which the group says provides a responsible and sustainable recycling option for vinyl and CDs that are no longer playable. For more information, visit [link]

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Hydrogen Fuel News

JANUARY 15, 2025

JCB Secures Certification for Worlds First Hydrogen Combustion Engine JCB , a global leader in construction equipment manufacturing, has reached a critical milestone in its pioneering efforts to develop sustainable technology.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

In what’s described as a landmark project for the construction industry, the first lower carbon concrete solution from sustainable technology firm, Recycl8 and construction materials company, Breedon, has been laid at Veolia’s Ling Hall Incinerator Bottom Ash (IBA) processing site in Warwickshire.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

The report, “Circularity in the Built Environment: Unlocking Opportunities in Retrofits”, explores the potential of retrofits to decarbonize the built environment, a sector responsible for nearly 40% of global energy-related carbon emissions, while sustainably managing the rising demand of construction materials.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Simon Richards is Sustainability Director with Sir Robert McAlpine. Simon Richards writes about how the construction industry is taking the lead ahead of the Government when it comes to setting targets to achieve net zero in the industry. However, the construction sector has not stood still waiting for the Government to take action.

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 13, 2022

With the passage of the infrastructure bill and the urgent need to improve and expand our cities, it’s critical that we build in a way that is both resilient and sustainable. Join us to learn about opportunities across the construction value chain to achieve carbon neutrality for the future built environment.

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TechXplore

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

In modern construction projects, ground improvement through grouting is commonly used to ensure structural stability and safety. This technique, which involves injecting stabilizing materials into the soil, is essential for buildings in earthquake-prone regions and areas with adverse ground conditions.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

One of the industries that now utilizes it is in construction. The use of hemp as a material is gaining speed across industries, including health and beauty, textiles, food and more. Hemp can be used to create building materials such as hemp-clay bricks and hempcrete.

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TechXplore

MARCH 20, 2025

Giving a second life to construction materials after demolition, engineers at the University of So Paulo and Princeton have developed an approach for recycling cement waste into a sustainable, low-carbon alternative that is comparable in performance to the industry standard.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

After several years of planning and construction, it is nearly complete. The Global Flora Conservatory at Wellesley College already holds several design awards, including the 2021 Architizer A+ Awards Jury Winner for Architecture + New Technology.

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Hydrogen Fuel News

DECEMBER 17, 2024

million cubic meters (1 billion cubic feet) of low-carbon hydrogen per day and nearly 1 million metric tonnes of ammonia annually, represents a significant technological leap toward sustainable energy production. The road to low-carbon energy requires sustained collaboration and innovation. Gulf Coast.

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TechXplore

OCTOBER 26, 2024

Researchers from the University of Virginia have made significant strides in the rapidly advancing field of 3D-printed concrete by developing a more sustainable, printable cementitious composite.

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ThinkGeoEnergy

FEBRUARY 7, 2025

The construction of the V20 drilling rig follows the successful completion of key infrastructure work such as the construction of the Schleidberg drilling site, the establishment of the crew camp and the development of the access road. In addition, further permits were issued for special components of the drilling rig.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 8, 2024

At the start of the event, representatives from Shimizu set out their plans to collaborate with UK tech companies to advance the corporation’s ‘Vision of 2030’ sustainable business strategy. This aligns with the corporation’s ‘Vision of 2030’ to realise a sustainable society.”

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GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

The program brings together the top steel buyers across the globe — including construction companies, real estate groups and property developers — and challenges them to commit to procuring 100 percent net-zero emissions steel by 2050. Members include Lendlease, Mace Group, Multiplex Construction Europe and WSP UK.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2025

Publishing in the journal Construction and Building Material , the team reports findings that the new mortar mix reduced heat loss by up to 55% compared to conventional mortar, while maintaining the required strength for masonry construction. 2025.140320

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Inhabitat - Innovation

JANUARY 13, 2022

However, few presentations addressed one elephant in the room — the fact that the construction industry contributes up to 40% of ongoing carbon release. This past fall, COP26 opened the door for discussions about many environmental issues.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 14, 2025

With industry paying for around two thirds of the project costs to cut emissions, this funding will help businesses of all sizes expand and innovate, including supporting new jobs through construction and operations helping to cut their energy bills and boost local growth across the country, said a statement. Heinz, which received over 2.5

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Hydrogen Fuel News

MARCH 13, 2025

These latest developments represent critical advancements in hydrogen technology and infrastructure, reflecting each company’s commitment to sustainable energy solutions. According to company officials, this facility is part of the brands HTWO strategy, which aims to make hydrogen a key pillar of its sustainable mobility portfolio.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 15, 2020

These denser, more shared office buildings were considered more sustainable because they used less energy and contained more people on a smaller carbon footprint. Underfloor ventilation creates safer and better air quality with the added benefit of being more sustainable.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 6, 2025

Construction has begun on a supposedly landmark large-scale mine water heat project in Country Durham, building on previous efforts to harness geothermal heat from disused coal mines. Seaham Garden Village is a new mixed-use sustainable community located to the south of Seaham. The Garden Village will be built over the next 10 years.

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Charged

JANUARY 23, 2025

The VOLTSTATION CS30 fulfills its requirements for efficiency, cost reduction and sustainability, Algenmax said. The VOLTSTATION CS30 also has potential for use in the construction industry and for special vehicles such as transit buses and fire engines.

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TechXplore

APRIL 19, 2024

Homes made of discarded plastic bottles, construction waste and old tires are being built across Latin America as new technologies help turn municipal waste into sustainable bricks and tiles.

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Terra Infirma

JANUARY 29, 2025

The fundamental principle in the planning system is: Presumption in favour of Sustainable Development This means that any proposed development should go ahead unless there is a clear breach of national or local planning policy (which tend to be identical – we have very little devolution in this country). At least I tried.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2025

The proposed AD plants will convert food waste into green gas for homes and business use, helping local councils meet their Net Zero ambitions, and creating jobs in their construction and operation. Also, we will produce biogenic CO2 which can be used for making food and in the creation of sustainable aviation fuel and other similar fuels.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 2, 2024

and Portland General Electric have signed a power purchase agreement (PPA) for Tower Solar, a new 120 MW AC solar energy project now under construction in Morrow County, Ore., At the peak of construction, Avangrid expects Tower Solar to create more than 200 jobs, the vast majority of which will be sourced from the region. Avangrid Inc.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

It also uses sustainable building methods to highlight the ways we as a global society can apply sustainable design and building in real-world house construction right now. The Exploded View Beyond Building at Dutch Design Week was created out of 100 different bio-based materials.

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