Sustainability

UK Labour Party proposes £1.8 billion port infrastructure investment
Published on: 19 April, 2024
Labour plans nearly £2 billion in spending on port infrastructure
Chinese OEM launches electric skid steers
Published on: 16 April, 2024
Yuchai Heavy Industry has unveiled a number of electric skid steer loaders
The struggle to agree UK parliament’s £22bn refurbishment plans
Published on: 15 April, 2024
What has happened to plans to refurbish the historic Palace of Westminster?
UK airport creates new geospatial platform with GIS
Published on: 12 April, 2024
The geospatial platform is said to contain critical infrastructure information spanning the 70-year history of the airport
India’s first locally produced electric dump truck
Published on: 12 April, 2024
Electric dump truck has a payload capacity of 70 tonnes
Digital twin tech reduces energy consumption by 23% in UK university study
Published on: 10 April, 2024
In a joint study with the University of Liverpool, IES found that digital twin technology was able to reduce energy consumption
PowerCell, Hitachi team up to produce H2 fuel cell gen set
Published on: 10 April, 2024
The hydrogen gen set can eliminate emissions related to ship-to-shore power
10 new cities under construction around the world
Published on: 10 April, 2024
Can building new cities around the world help lift tens of millions of people out of poverty?
Electrifying circularity – A Q&A with ABB’s Mateusz Zajac & Pedro Robredo
Published on: 08 April, 2024
Read two industry experts’ opinions on what’s next in construction circularity
UK firm’s solar fence panels promise to generate 425 watts each
Published on: 08 April, 2024
UK-based Jacksons Fencing has launched a new solar fence panel, with each one capable of generating 425 watts.
Job hopping, remote working, and tech: How can construction retain Gen Z?
Published on: 08 April, 2024
What does Gen Z want from the construction industry? And can the industry provide it?
ESG reporting and the changing generational and regulatory landscape
Published on: 07 April, 2024
Younger generations want their investments to align with their values. The related ESG regulations can make that a challenge for OEMs.
Kubota joins Allianz Hydrogen Engine
Published on: 03 April, 2024
The group collects and shares tech supporting the low- and zero-carbon H2 power market
Dieci goes all electric with Intermat launch
Published on: 03 April, 2024
First 100% electric telehandler accompanied by updated Pegasus range 
Robotics company partners to develop timber houses
Published on: 28 March, 2024
AUAR reports that it has completed a £2.6 million seed round
AFC Energy reports progress on fuel cell gensets
Published on: 26 March, 2024
Hydrogen genset deliveries to begin in 2024
Interview: Rethinking the way we build infrastructure
Published on: 26 March, 2024
The way in which societies design and build infrastructure needs to change as the world gets to grips with the challenges that decarbonisation and climate change present, according to engineering professor Deb Chachra.
‘World’s first’ 6-tonne electric dumper
Published on: 25 March, 2024
Electric dumper is equipped with a 75 kWh battery and is said to have an uninterrupted operating time of eight hours on a single charge
3 highlights from the inaugural in-person Construction Technology Summit
Published on: 25 March, 2024
Read about what you missed at the 2024 ConTech Summit
12 things you should see at Intermat 2024
Published on: 21 March, 2024
The long wait for Intermat, one of Europe’s biggest construction trade shows that last took place in 2018, is nearly over.
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