More demand for sustainable buildings, along with innovations in green technology and materials, will accelerate interest in the construction industry’s sustainable future
Traditional building products such as steel and concrete are construction’s ‘tried and tested’ materials, yet they come with a significant environmental cost. Can ‘hempcrete,’ a concrete-like product made from the hemp plant, help the industry elevate its sustainability efforts?
With the built environment such a prominent source of carbon emissions, it is vital that the industry recognizes the urgent need to ‘climate proof’ homes and other built assets and infrastructure.
Smaller contractors often operate with the idea that they can’t compete with larger competitors—especially with technology. Here are simple steps they can take to implement efficiency-boosting technology today
The construction sector relies increasingly on data. With new technologies – particularly information-gathering gizmos such as sensors – becoming more prevalent across the industry, how much of a role will big data play in companies’ fortunes?
Designers have long been aware of the link between healthy buildings and healthy occupants. The emergence of wellness architecture will only add to the clamour for our built environment to be better for us.