Author: Built in Digital

The construction phase may be emitting far more carbon than it was originally designed for, simply due to poor execution practices. In this article, VisiLean…

A major milestone in the construction of what will become Britain’s longest railway bridge was achieved when HS2 engineers completed a key 40-metre span. Work…

The use of autonomous robots to plot the layout of construction sites is leading to improvements in productivity, says Ferrovial. The company has adopted a…

Construction materials footprint is dependent on several factors, and the more precise you are with the value of these factors, the more accurate the carbon…

The very first electric hydraulic crane has been added to Mammoet’s fleet to expand the company’s portfolio of zero emissions equipment. The company has taken…

The new president of the Global Cement & Concrete Association (GCCA) has begun his tenure with a call for more effort to decarbonise construction. Fernando…

A former US basketball champion turned entrepreneur has unveiled what is claimed to the world’s very first carbon negative home; absorbing CO2 from the air.…

Transport for London (TfL) has awarded Balfour Beatty a contract to deliver essential upgrade works on the London Underground’s Piccadilly line. The contract, worth around…

We’ve all doubtless heard of the phrase ‘a busman’s holiday’, but a cargo handling company in Southampton has gone one better – building its new…

In what is said to be a first for the UK, a company has revealed its designs for proposed mobile landing pads that would be…