Sustainability
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Greening the Grid
With the Swansea Lagoon Tidal Power project clear to start, renewable power really is gaining the upper hand over nuclear as a deliverable low carbon power source, says Mark Whitby -
Interview: Andrew McNaughton on Tidal Lagoon Power’s £30bn renewable ambition
As engineering and construction director for Tidal Lagoon Power, former Balfour Beatty chief executive Andrew McNaughton plans to start generating power at Swansea in 1300 days to kick start a £30bn zero carbon tidal power industry for the UK. -
Creating the rules to manage carbon
Cutting carbon saves cost - Tim Chapman explains how a new PAS standard will help the industry drive forward with the low carbon agenda. -
Swansea Tidal Lagoon power plant wins planning permission
Planning consent for new £1bn “world first” tidal lagoon station starts ball rolling for major £30bn investment in UK zero carbon tidal energy industry over decades. -
Interview: Cal Bailey – new business models needed to meet low carbon challenge
Infrastructure must embrace a new world of long term commitments and partnership across the supply chain, says NG Bailey sustainability director Cal Bailey. -
A low carbon infrastructure strategy for Britain
Britain possibly more than any other economy owes its prosperity to sending large amounts of CO2 into the atmosphere. We need to change, says Tim Chapman. -
Institutions must embrace TripAdvisor style feedback to boost professional standards
Without a new approach to guarantee performance across the built environment, professions risk becoming irrelevant, warns Paul Morrell. -
The road ahead: highways and the future of the circular economy
Embracing the new world of re-using, repairing, refurbishing and recycling existing materials will be vital for the construction industry to thrive in the 21st Century says FM Conway's David Smith. -
Low embodied carbon – Maximising life-cycle analysis
Low embodied carbon: Part 2 of a two part analysis by Dominic Burbridge of the Carbon Trust on the role of low carbon building materials in driving towards a sustainable future. -
Interview: Dale Evans, managing director of the @One Alliance explains collaboration
As Anglian Water kicks off its 15 year asset renewal and maintenance programme worth some £6bn over the next three AMP periods, Evans explains the value of deep collaboration across the supply chain.