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TerraCO2 is a scalable, low-carbon alternative for cement replacement

Published on August 15, 2022

For every ton of Portland cement displaced by a Terra product, a 70% reduction in CO2 emissions is achieved. Today, cement production accounts for 8% of all greenhouse gas emissions worldwide. TerraCO2 replace cement with a climate-friendly, cost-competitive supplementary and alternative cementitious materials that achieve performance parity in their respective categories. Their ‘Opus’ products, made with […]

The New European Bauhaus festival: putting ideas into action

Published on June 6, 2022

Architects, high-level European officials, and sustainability and construction experts will take to Brussels from 9 to 12 June for the first New European Bauhaus Festival. The event will offer a chance to discuss and share ideas on how to build the cities of the future, reshaping the urban landscape with greener and more appealing structures. The […]

Dubai polypropylene recycler booms during pandemic

Published on May 10, 2022

From raising awareness of plastic pollution to recycling polypropylene and turning used nappies into plywood, Trident Trackway’s Theresa and David Wernery are walking the sustainability talk As a couple who spent four months driving their pickup truck across two continents through 26 countries to promote anti-pollution causes, sustainability has never been far off the minds […]

Ghayathi crusher: how Abu Dhabi turns construction waste into stone

Published on April 15, 2022

Sixty-metre machine recycles up to 2,000 tonnes of rubble a day A few years ago, the Ghayati area was a remote patch of sand in the Abu Dhabi desert. But now, 2,000 tonnes of construction waste are recycled every day into material that builds the country’s roads. It all happens in the Ghayathi desert – about 250 kilometres west of […]

EGA plans shift to nuclear and solar for aluminium production as demand soars

Published on April 13, 2022

A massive move to sustainability is driving the UAE’s industrial sector focus, says chief executive of Dubal Holding, which owns 50 per cent of EGA Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA), the UAE’s biggest industrial company outside the oil and gas sector, will soon make a complete shift to nuclear and solar energy to produce aluminium, as demand […]

PwC ME details six steps to develop sustainable Real Estate Markets in the region

Published on April 7, 2022

Governments in the Middle East have implemented wide-ranging economic measures and incentive packages for their respective Real Estate markets in recent years in hopes of driving growth and boosting the sector. Despite this effort, when compared to global markets using multiple indices, Middle East markets are working on enhancing certain market fundamentals, which are critical […]

Sheep fleeces offer a sustainable way to repair rural footpaths

Published on March 11, 2022

Sheep fleeces have been used to repair a footpath at a nature reserve in Skye in an attempt to move away from “unsustainable” plastic repair materials. The wool came from local crofts just six miles away and was packed into the ground and layered with stones. This allows the water underneath to drain away naturally. […]

New concrete vaulted floor suggests path to cutting carbon emissions

Published on March 7, 2022

A type of flooring that uses 75 per cent less concrete than the current standard has been invented by researchers at the universities of Bath, Cambridge and Dundee, who say it could make a “major difference” to the construction industry’s carbon footprint. The UK-based researchers from the ACORN project (the name is short for Automating Concrete Construction) use a thin-shell vaulted […]

Tarmac trials ultra low-carbon concrete on HS2 project

Published on February 24, 2022

Tarmac has successfully trialled the use of ultra low-carbon concrete on part of the HS2 route in the Chilterns. The manufacturer worked with the Align consortium – a joint venture between Bouygues Travaux Publics, VolkerFitzpatrick and Sir Robert McAlpine – which is delivering the central section of Phase One of HS2. The project used up […]

Emirates RDF to start production of alternative fuel for cement factories

Published on September 28, 2020

Emirates RDF, a partnership between water treatment expert Besix, Finnish group Griffin Refineries and Ajman-based Tech Group Eco, has announced that is set to start production of alternative fuel at the company’s facility in Umm Al Quwain. In a statement, it explained that the household waste collected will be converted into an alternative energy source […]

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