Is carbon data your next competitive advantage?

Carbon and sustainability data is really commercial and quality data by another name, argues Seddon's Louis Saunderson. As procurement tightens back towards hard value for money, contractors who treat carbon simply as compliance are leaving useful evidence unused. The post Is carbon data your next competitive advantage? appeared first on Construction Management.

Doka gives a clear view of carbon costs

Doka has created product carbon footprints (PCFs) for more than 9,000 products, helping customers to create accurate carbon lifecycle assessments.

The benefits and challenges of using new materials in road construction

Modern highway construction is undergoing a “material revolution” driven by the need for decarbonisation and climate resilience. The benefits of these materials extend beyond their carbon, or lack of it – but challenges exist. The post The benefits and challenges of using new materials in road construction appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

CPD: Materials management plans

UK construction is under growing pressure to deliver projects more sustainably while simultaneously reducing waste, lowering carbon emissions and controlling escalating development costs. Developers and contractors are increasingly expected to… The post CPD: Materials management plans appeared first on Construction Management.

Five-year strategy led to 33% carbon reduction for Sir Robert McAlpine

Contractor also diverted 98% of non-hazardous waste from landfill. The post Five-year strategy led to 33% carbon reduction for Sir Robert McAlpine appeared first on Construction Management.

Advancing Circular Construction

Efficiency of new buildings in the UK has been improving. While the operational energy progress on embodied carbon, the lifecycle emissions of the materials and components within buildings, has been much slower.

RICS - WBEF - 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction: Spotlight on materials 11052023

The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides a global snapshot on progress of the buildings and construction sector towards decarbonisation, and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions in the sector during the past year. In this video, Mae-ling Lokko, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, puts a spotlight on the global impact of materials used in the buildings sector on carbon.

WSJ - Greenwashing: When Companies Aren’t as Sustainable as They Claim 21042023

Some companies like American Airlines and H&M have made promises to become more environmentally friendly to attract positive press and increase business. They’ve frequently used buzzwords like ‘sustainable’, ‘carbon neutral’ or ‘eco-conscious.’ But if they fall short of their goals, who holds them accountable? WSJ’s Shane Shifflett explains how greenwashing can mislead consumers into believing something is eco-friendly.

FT - The Carbon Market Opportunity, 02032023

Much has been discussed about the carbon market, here is how it actually works. Lombard Odier explains the difference between voluntary and compliance carbon markets and outlines the importance of high-integrity carbon projects. How investors can support companies’ decarbonisation strategies and diversify their portfolios via carbon markets

Fully Charged Show - Is Carbon Capture An Excuse To Burn More Fossil Fuels?! 24012023

What if we could take back the Carbon from the atmosphere and store it or, even better, remove it completely? Could that fix the Climate Crisis and get us to Net Zero? That's the hope of Carbon Capture and Storage and Carbon Dioxide Removal Companies and, perhaps unsurprisingly, Oil Companies Helen Czerski finds out whether CCS and CDR is an effective solution, or an excuse to continue burning fossil fuels or even, a necessary sidekick to renewable energy.

What percentage weighting on ESG / Carbon Footprint are you seeing in tenders?

Are Geopolymer Concrete and Cement the answer to taking carbon out of our structures?

Does anyone have an example of a management plan or recommendation report for reducing carbon emissions from the construction process please?

Why do we demolish so many buildings?

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