3XN and Itten + Brechbühl have unveiled their plan for an extension to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Lausanne (EPFL).
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Leading firms pledge to buy only net-zero concrete by 2050
A coalition of 17 firms including Skanska, Laing O’Rourke, and Mace, has pledged to only purchase net-zero concrete by 2050.
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Europe’s ‘most powerful EV charging hub’ opens in Oxford
The hub will provide fast and ultra-rapid charging for 42 vehicles at Oxford’s Redbridge Park and Ride.
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University of Pennsylvania secures $2.4m grant to design carbon-negative buildings
The team will design buildings using carbon-absorbing concrete and the parts will be prefabricated using robotic 3D printing technology.
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Orbital Marine Power has secured £8m to finance the ongoing operation of its O2 tidal turbine off the coast of Scotland.
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Construction net-zero skills challenge kicks off
The Skills for a Sustainable Skyline Taskforce met yesterday in a bid to support the development of net-zero construction skills.
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Rolls-Royce shortlists sites for nuclear reactor factory
Rolls-Royce has shortlisted six possible locations for the manufacture of its small modular reactor (SMR) power plants.
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Arc Partnership joins the Construction Waste Portal
The Construction Waste Portal enables the construction industry to predict, plan, and prevent waste through intelligent data use.
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The first units are to be revealed this month, with residents beginning to move in early 2024. The whole city is set to be completed by 2027.
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Modular housebuilder Veev subleasing over 8 football-fields worth of warehouse space from Amazon.