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Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero 

A tube in the self-locked position

Curved-crease origami inspires self-locking flat-packed tubular structures

Gipave has improved stiffness and resistance to rutting compared to conventional asphalt

National Highways trialling graphene-enhanced asphalt

Lamp post charging back in play after advice review

Working with nature can be a powerful tool to protect coastal areas

Comment: Turning to nature to protect coastal communities

Participants wore tracking devices on their heads so movement could be monitored

UCL ‘art gallery’ experiment aims to inform better design of spaces

Multidisciplinary research aims to ‘clean up’ the world’s tall buildings

The Bristol City Leap project aims to decarbonise the city as soon as 2030

Comment: Bristol can provide blueprint for heat network success

Building projects are getting greener, latest NBS report finds

The 7,400m3 capacity concrete-lined tank is designed to protect against flooding

Severn Trent unveils 25m deep storm overflow tank

Comment: Retrofit at Scale – Getting the UK’s house in order

Comment: Policy consistency is fundamental to Net Zero drive