The firm has formed a strategic partnership with AFC Energy, a hydrogen power generation technology specialist, to trial and scale hydrogen in hard-to-abate activities across the sector. As a first step, the Mace Group will begin testing hydrogen generators on selected construction sites in the UK and internationally in early 2022. Mace Group had notably […]
Synova and Technip Energies announce they have entered into a joint development and cooperation agreement to commercialize Synova’s advanced plastic waste-to-olefins technology, in conjunction with Technip Energies’ steam cracking technology. Synova’s patented thermochemical recycling technology closes the gap in the plastic supply chain, by taking dirty and mixed plastic waste and breaking it down to […]
Wattie Milne, production director, and Callum Milne, managing director, at RADIX A Scottish manufacturer and supplier of ground screws has claimed its new low carbon alternatives to concrete will revolutionise the construction industry. Dundee-based RADIX has worked with a network of collaborators to create a ground screw alternative to concrete foundations which can be installed […]
Work has started on a controversial modular housing development in Bristol. The homes are being built in a factory in Yorkshire and will be assembled on site in the city A total of 185 homes are being built at the Bonnington Walk scheme in Lockleaze, including 64 council houses and 29 shared ownership properties. The […]
HS2 Ltd has announced a pilot project to repurpose worn-out wind turbine blades for use on the high speed rail project. The innovation, believed to be a world first, will use suitable sections cut from decommissioned wind turbine blades in reinforced concrete instead of steel rebar. HS2 Ltd estimates that the world-first project will cut […]
AIMCH housebuilding innovation project publishes encouraging results for advanced MMC Advanced Industrialised Methods for the Construction of Homes (AIMCH), the innovation consortium set up to transform the housebuilding sector, has today published its second-year progress report showing encouraging results and key learnings for the sector. AIMCH is a three-year research & development project aiming to […]
Ancestral, but overshadowed by other technologies that have emerged over time, the rammed-earth walls are again gaining prominence in Brazil for being a low-impact, sustainable and economical solution. Known in Portuguese as taipa, it is a rudimentary construction system that compresses the earth into wooden boxes until it reaches an ideal density that allows a […]
A new venture capital fund, 2150, has been launched to invest €200 million ($240 million) in start-up companies developing sustainable technologies to target the carbon footprint of cities. “Impact has been a dirty word, good for the world, but you’re not going to make any money on it. But we are capitalists – we […]
Before Covid-19, the interest in modern methods of construction (MMC) was growing – albeit slowly – but the pandemic has certainly sped things up. The benefits of modular construction are no secret – increased safety on site and schedule certainty, as well as less material waste and fewer delays. Yet, despite many within the industry […]
Keystone Group is delighted to announce that Keyhouse – its revolutionary 12 Hour House – has been highly commended in the Innovation category at the 14th Annual Construction Excellence National Awards 2020. The prestigious awards showcase excellence in the built environment and are part of a national programme of nine regional awards covering England and Wales. […]