Is a Fossil-Free Jobsite Possible?
A zero-emission jobsite, with no fossil fuel consumption, means the construction industry has to create a zero-emission construction fleet. It is not as big a stretch as it initially sounds
New Guide Helps SMEs Adopt Software
Bluebeam and CIOB team up to help construction SMEs with digital transformation.
Greenwashing: What Construction Needs to Avoid—And Why
Greenwashing—the act of claiming environmental credentials for a product or project that are unjustified or outright untrue—has no place in the construction sector. Creating sustainable developments through investment in people, materials and delivery practices, plus supporting evidence to corroborate such claims, is the way forward.
Life Cycle Assessments: Helping Construction Cut Carbon Emissions
The built environment contributes a significant amount of the world’s carbon emissions. A life cycle assessment is increasingly seen as the best method of monitoring a structure’s carbon and offers the industry a route to minimising its effect on the rest of us.
Can Carbon Fibre Help the Construction Industry?
When it comes to uses of carbon fibre, most people think of high-end motor vehicles, motorbikes or aircraft interiors. But thanks to its superb strength and light weight, the ‘miracle material’ has its uses in construction.
Go Inside the World’s First Underwater Bicycle Parking Garage
The global capital of biking, Amsterdam, continues its preference for two-wheeled, manual transportation with a one-of-a-kind parking structure
A New Foundation for Concrete: Used Nappies
Researchers at the University of Kitakyushu in Japan found that chopped up cleaned nappies can replace up to 10% of the composite material in a concrete mix for structural use in single-storey buildings and as much as 40% in non-structural and architectural components
Can ‘Hempcrete’ Be Part of Construction’s Sustainability Solution?
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?
The Power of Using Locally Sourced Sustainable Building Materials
As the construction industry seeks to lower carbon emissions and join the fight against climate change, it is trying to use locally sourced building materials as much as it can.
Are Sustainable Drainage Systems the Solution to Our Growing Flooding Problem?
Climate change is increasing the threat of flooding across many parts of the world, so engineers and others in the built environment are turning to alternative methods to tackle water flow and drainage issues than the traditional pipework and sewer networks.
Can ‘Living Building Materials’ Solve Construction’s Carbon Crisis?
Contributing more than one-third of the world’s carbon emissions, the built environment urgently needs to find new and cleaner ways to deliver the homes and other buildings we need. Might newly developed technologies such as ‘living building materials’ be the answer?
From the Linear to the Circular Economy in Construction
Making the industry more environmentally sustainable requires the transition from the linear approach to construction to a more circular model that offers additional advantages in overall cost, materials pricing and supply security
Why Water Management Is Among Construction’s Most Pressing Issues
The construction sector uses a lot of water, not least in the manufacture of essential materials like concrete and mortar. As the world confronts a looming climate crisis, what does the industry need to do to manage its water usage more effectively when delivering the homes and other buildings society needs?
Can Construction Be Completely Emissions-Free? Norway Aims to Find Out
The Nordic country is already a leader in environmentally responsive building; now it wants to make its construction industry the cleanest on earth. Can it be done?
Where There’s Muck: How to Deal with Construction’s Waste
The UK generates enormous quantities of construction waste; in 2018, such waste amounted to 138 million tonnes. By designing and building better, the sector hopes to reduce the amount of materials needed—and waste generated.
