News Red Sea tourism scheme pilots carbon negative concrete Saudi tourism developer Red Sea Global (RSG) has agreed to lay carbon-negative concrete pavers at its large landscape nursery in Saudi Arabia. The pavers are made by Partanna, which claims…
News Cemex and Ecocem team up to test lower carbon building materials in France Mexican cement company Cemex has partnered with French rival Ecocem to test and implement lower carbon construction products in France. The team will work on the production of lower-carbon cementitious…
News Aecon completes $175m sale of roadbuilding subsidiary Canadian contractor Aecon has completed the US$175m cash sale of its Ontario roadbuilding subsidiary to Canadian infrastructure company Green Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Aecon Transportation East (ATE) employs almost 1,000 staff…
Innovation Self-guided compactors save time, fuel, and emissions, Trimble study shows Construction technology firm Trimble says a field study it conducted shows that roller compactors in self-steering mode do their job faster and more effectively than when steered by people. Two…
Innovation Researchers find way to make carbon-negative concrete Researchers at Washington State University (WSU) have discovered that adding charcoal to cement can result in a concrete that absorbs more carbon than is created by its production thanks to…
News Saint-Gobain to produce zero-carbon plasterboard French materials producer Saint-Gobain has begun production of zero-carbon plasterboard at its modernised plant in Fredrikstad, southeast Norway. The company says its decarbonisation of the manufacturing process was made possible…
News ‘I mean it’: Biden beefs up Buy American rules for projects US President Joe Biden this week pledged to toughen “Buy American” rules to require all federally-funded projects to use materials and products made in the US. “I mean it. Lumber,…
Innovation What next, printed steel? Well, yes … The Politecnico di Milano is leading an international consortium developing metal 3D printing techniques to help construction save energy and cut waste. The consortium, “ConstructAdd”, believes that printing customised components…
News Swiss researchers develop recyclable, naturally-grown insulation Scientists at the Swiss Federal Laboratories for Materials Science and Technology (Empa) have created “biochar”, a plant-based insulation material that can capture and bind carbon dioxide. The material is made…
News Material concerns: Soaring energy costs hit Europe’s brick and ceramics makers European construction will be hit by a shortage of building materials as companies cut production because of energy costs and “chaotic” EU policies, according to the head of the world’s biggest brickmaker.