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- Landmark wooden building on Helsinki waterfront
News: Landmark new wooden building design on Helsinki waterfront will be home to forest industry brand and most sustainable hotel in Finland. - Carbon-negative aggregate on road to net zeroNews: Carbon-negative aggregate tested for use in asphalt resurfacing on strategic road network in England, to shrink footprint of highways.
- Innovation call for crowd management in citiesNews: Indian city of Varanasi invites innovators around the world to pitch crowd management solutions for ancient spiritual centre of Kashi.
- Planning for sustainable wood-first placemakingNews: In a win for sustainable placemaking, planning permission has been granted for the biggest timber-structure neighbourhood in the UK.
- Solar-thermal innovation for iconic London hotelNews: Famous London hotel partners with pioneering solar-thermal manufacturer to invest in cutting-edge heat decarbonisation technology.
- New US protocol created for low-carbon cement
News: For construction, the development of a new US protocol for low-carbon cement marks a key step down the road towards decarbonisation. - Is Net Zero the first casualty in fight for votes?Opinion: As an electioneering UK Prime Minister guns down green policy, Jim McClelland asks: Will Net Zero survive this ballot-box battle?
- Will the supply chain be the scapegoat for Net Zero?Net Zero: As clients get real about cutting carbon, Jim McClelland asks: Will it be their suppliers who pay the price and feel the pain?
- Green building first for smart new Salford designNews: Home to Europe’s largest living wall, UK green building will become first new office design to achieve record-breaking energy rating.
- Sustainability will be measured in heat pumpsHeat pumps have become the new metric of success for sustainability in the built environment, argues Jim McClelland in this opinion piece.
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