National construction equipment hire and services provider, Speedy, has invested £8.25m in 150 new electric vans in a move that will cut up to 1,280 tonnes of CO2e per year from its commercial fleet emissions. [read more…]
Ballymore, the international property developer, has announced today that its Royal Canal Park development in Ashtown – just outside Dublin city – is the first development in Ireland and the UK to use the pioneering low [read more…]
The construction industry produces a substantial amount of waste every year. In fact, according to a study by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs in 2018, this amounted to 62% of all waste in the [read more…]
As a UK leading site equipment provider, Garic firmly believes in the need to support sustainability in the construction industry and in this article it looks at how the barriers to achieving this can be [read more…]
RSK Group Ltd is continuing its strategic expansion with the addition of a leading renewable energy solutions specialist to its growing portfolio. Absolute Solar and Wind (Absolute) is a renowned provider of renewable energy design, [read more…]
There is a definite need within the industry to move to more sustainable construction methods, but the question remains, how do we get there? Garic looks to provide some of the answers in this article. [read more…]
A new report, ‘Sustainable by design’, by engineering consultancy, Patrick Parsons, based on research with 100 senior executives of UK construction firms, reveals that despite the majority (85%) believing the industry is doing enough to [read more…]
Following the announcement of a mandatory 30% cut in carbon for all new buildings, an industry expert is urging the construction industry to make appropriate considerations when enhancing building performance. The news from government, which [read more…]
National Highways has created a new division for Environmental Sustainability as it underlines its commitment to the environment and achieving net zero carbon. The new division, headed by Stephen Elderkin, will work with National Highways’ [read more…]
As the focus on climate change continues to grow so does the need for net zero buildings and improving our carbon footprint. GEZE’s ECdrive T2 automatic sliding doors with a thermally broken profile system – [read more…]
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