The Construction Climate Challenge

13 June 2019

Will procurement requirements be the solution for carbon reduction in infrastructure projects?

Are procurement requirements the answer to carbon reduction in infrastructure construction projects? The recently finalized research project Impres has the answer and gives its recommendations on how to achieve greater carbon reductions. Download the full report here. Stefan Uppenberg, Project Manager for the Impres project and Sustainability Consultant at WSP, gives his recommendations to the […]
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7 June 2019

UEPG: Construction aggregates industry working hand in hand with nature

Aggregates, a base component of construction materials such as concrete, are the most extracted raw materials in the world. They add strength to the composite materials and serve as a reinforcement, Today, the European Aggregates Industry represents a sector of more than 15,000 companies, mostly SMEs. Some 2.7 billion tonnes of aggregates are produced every […]
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18 October 2018

Behavioral change is key to carbon management in construction

The Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Tool (CITT) project seeks to develop an open access software tool for calculating and managing embodied carbon emissions for infrastructure construction projects. To deliver maximum value, the project also investigates the potential barriers and solutions to the adoption of carbon management within the infrastructure sector. This stage of the project is […]
4 September 2019

Focusing on the whole life cycle key to achieving carbon reductions

Already today, with existing technology and materials, it is possible to reduce CO2 emissions from infrastructure and housing projects by up to 50 per cent. However, everyone in the value chain needs to contribute their share, particular in the early phases. In recent years, Maria Brogren, Director, Sustainability & Innovation, WSP Sweden, has seen a […]
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18 September 2019

U.N. Forum proposes removal of CO2 from the atmosphere as key climate strategy

A new effort to rally governments and corporations behind technologies that suck greenhouse gases from the atmosphere to help stave off disastrous global heating will be launched at the United Nations on Tuesday. The first annual Global Climate Restoration Forum, held in New York, aims to spur international support for emerging and sometimes controversial methods […]
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25 April 2019

CITT carbon tool reduces carbon and cost

In terms of supply chain engagement, linking carbon to cost allows for a quick assessment of commercial benefits linked to low carbon interventions leading to a quick and easy engagement with suppliers. The Carbon Infrastructure Transformation Tool (CITT) research project has released a new white paper. The examples in the white paper were developed by […]
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