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New Australian Building Codes Help Construction Hit Net Zero
The construction sector is a major source of air, water, and noise pollution around the world. It accounts for over 40% of worldwide carbon emissions, mainly due to inefficient energy use, poor air quality, and carbon-dense building materials.
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Infrastructure
Longest Suspension Bridge In World To Link Italy and Sicily
World Construction Today: The government of Italy has given the go-ahead for the construction of a suspension bridge that will connect the Italian mainland to the Sicilian Island. The bridge has already gotten approval, which was revoked in the...
Building Products
Addressing Supply Chain Shortcomings in Construction Industry
In the last two years since the supply chain crisis has gone on to continue, construction industry material shortages have gone on to become a major issue across all the construction job sites. The issue that further complicates it...
Building Products
Building Material Suppliers Make Use of Price Inflation
Three major construction materials firms have gone on to report a significant surge in revenue as well as profit last year after hiking prices in order to cover the rising input costs. Breedon Group saw its revenue increase by...
Architecture
Snohetta envisions new paradigms for sustainable urban districts with Cloud 11
As an engaging new landmark that is expected to exert a considerable presence over the skyline of Thailand’s capital on completion, the Cloud 11 mixed-use development has been described as a fresh take on sustainable urban districts. Designed by...
Building Products
Orbit introduces innovative and eco-friendly products for homes and commercial buildings in the UAE
Orbit Coating, a leading Indian manufacturer has expanded its global footprint to the UAE and announced the launch of three high performance, energy saving and sustainable products for homes, commercial and industrial buildings in the UAE.
According to reports, urban...
Building Products
SLB Launches Cement-free System to Cut CO2 Footprint of Well Construction
SLB introduced the EcoShield™ geopolymer cement-free system that minimizes the CO2 footprint of a well’s construction. This innovative technology eliminates up to 85 percent of embodied CO2 emissions compared with conventional well cementing systems, which include portland cement. The EcoShield system...
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