Japanese firm now fifth biggest US housebuilder after $4bn acquisition

Japanese contractor and materials company Sumitomo Forestry will buy 100% of the shares of Nevada-headquartered Tri Pointe Homes for $4bn. The company claims it is now the fifth largest housebuilder… The post Japanese firm now fifth biggest US housebuilder after $4bn acquisition appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Forestry and Land Scotland tender for £86.6M civil engineering framework

Forestry and Land Scotland has issued a procurement notice, split across 55 lots. The post Forestry and Land Scotland tender for £86.6M civil engineering framework appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Tilhill automates tree planting

Tilhill Forestry has trialled the use of an automated tree planting machine. The trial aims to speed up woodland restocking and creation.

AJ Climate Champions podcast: Joe Giddings on the ‘mind-blowing’ growth of bio-based materials

The Architects’ Journal AJ Climate Champions podcast: Joe Giddings on the ‘mind-blowing’ growth of bio-based materials Built by Nature’s Joe Giddings, a co-founder of ACAN, talks about building responsibly with timber and sustainable forestry initiatives The post AJ Climate Champions podcast: Joe Giddings on the ‘mind-blowing’ growth of bio-based materials appeared first on The Architects’ Journal AJ Contributor

£87M civil engineering framework to reinforce Scotland’s forest infrastructure goes to market

Forestry and Land Scotland (FLS) has announced a major procurement initiative to establish a new civil engineering framework aimed at maintaining and enhancing the infrastructure that supports Scotland’s national forests and land. The post £87M civil engineering framework to reinforce Scotland’s forest infrastructure goes to market appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

DW Planet A - Why carbon offsets are worse than you think,

Carbon offsets sound so promising: If you emit some CO2, you can just pay someone else to reduce that amount somewhere else, and you’re good! But is it too good to be true? We're destroying our environment at an alarming rate. But it doesn't need to be this way. This channel (Planet A) explores the shift towards an eco-friendly world — and challenges our ideas about what dealing with climate change means

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