Sustainability
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Healthy, wealthy and wise – what makes a sustainable city?
The Gulf infrastructure sector met at Cityscape Global in Dubai this week to discuss how to create healthy, sustainable cities with worldwide carbon targets in mind. What are the options? -
Video: So what exactly is Cross Laminated timber?
Sky’s Health and Fitness Centre is the latest cross-laminated timber structure to open on its west London campus. Read the feature and watch the Trada-supported video. -
UK leaders are behind the curve on carbon
Short term horizons in the UK mean other parts of the world are taking the lead on emissions, writes Matthew Farrow. -
The Opportunities of Urbanisation
Sustainable global growth means embracing a new attitude to waste as a resource - not least as urban population rapidly expand, say Arthur Kay founder of bio bean. -
Navigating digital: Transforming transport
Twenty of the UK’s transport leaders gathered for a frank and vigorous discussion on the impacts of digital on the transport and infrastructure sectors earlier this month as part of the Global Infrastructure Initiative (GII). McKinsey's Tony Hansen assesses to outcome. -
Infrastructure for economic and social development, and a more sustainable world
The need for infrastructure development is the great global challenges of our time. For a better, greener, safer and more sustainable world the infrastructure community must unite, says Gavin English. -
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.