Heidelberg Materials has produced what it describes as the “world’s first carbon-captured net-zero cement”. Heidelberg says the carbon capturing process was used at its plant in Brevik, Norway, and has…

Finnish Peikko Group, a supplier of specialist steel and concrete structures, has signed a contract to work with French contractor Bouygues Travaux Publics to develop a “steel concrete” construction method…

A US start-up selling a Lego-style, interlocking block system for residential construction has had a very good few months. Last week, Renco USA cut the ribbon on its first development…

Canadian architect Provencher_Roy is toasting the completion of a pair of bridges it designed in Montreal made with concrete 10% comprised of ground, recycled glass. Calling it a world first,…

Ali Emir Adiguzel, the director of the World Cement Association (WCA), has said there is “enough cement for the next 25 years”, website World Cement reports. Speaking in Dubai at…

The European Commission said on Tuesday it was carrying out unannounced antitrust inspections in the construction chemicals sector of several member states.  It said there were concerns that companies may…

Chinese construction machinery group Lingong Machinery (LGMG) plans to build an industrial hub in the northeast Mexican state of Nuevo León that it says will generate $5bn in investment. Mexico…

The Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) is attracting international attention for its approach to replacing flammable cladding on multi-unit residential buildings. Launched in March 2021 after the state…

Clandillon Civil Consulting and precast specialist Killeshal have installed around 2km of Dura Products’ recycled kerb-and-drain system on the N63-Majors Well Road in Longford, Ireland. Made from 70% recycled plastic…

Mexican cement company Cemex is to provide 20,000 cubic yards of low-carbon concrete for an extension to Houston Methodist’s Centennial Tower, the world’s largest medical complex. Structural work on the…

A New York funding body has launched a project to encourage construction professionals in the city to make greater use of mass timber in their buildings. The New York City…

US carbon-negative concrete maker Partanna says it will set up a factory in Saudi Arabia after signing a collaboration agreement with the developer of the $63.2bn Diriyah tourism giga project.…

Industrial equipment maker Atlas Copco has shared pictures of its underwater pneumatic drill being used to break up rocks under Malta’s Grand Harbour. The plan is to lay 800m-long cables…

The state of California will issue new rules limiting the embodied carbon allowed in commercial buildings larger than 100,000-sq-ft in area and school projects over 50,000-sq-ft. Embodied carbon means the…

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have discovered that adding water and carbon black (soot from partial burning of hydrocarbons) to cement turns concrete into an energy storing…

Dutch heavy-lift specialist Mammoet has launched the world’s first electric heavy-lift vehicle for moving bridges, wind turbines, and big power station components. It developed a retrofit kit to electrify its…

Irish building materials company Kingspan has acquired a 51% stake in German insulation company Steico for €251m. The shares were bought from Schramek, Steico’s Austrian parent. Steico runs four production…

The European Commission has decided to refer Hungary to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) for setting fixed prices for building materials such as sand, gravel, and cement. It objects…