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Canada’s Zero Carbon Building Standard reports first 10 certifications

The Canada Green Building Council recently certified the first 10 projects under its Zero Carbon Building (ZCB) Standard. The projects include new and existing offices, schools, and warehouses, with each demonstrating that buildings of all types and age can achieve...

TRSDC partners with AlFalah Ready Mix for low carbon concrete supply

The Red Sea Development Company (TRSDC), developer of Saudi Arabia's The Red Sea Project, has awarded a contract to AlFalah Ready Mix for the supply of structural low-carbon concrete, which is manufactured utilising recycled raw materials, to meet existing...

Saint-Gobain to acquire Continental Building Products for $1.4bn

European construction material producer Saint-Gobain has agreed to acquire US-based gypsum product manufacturing company Continental Building Products for $1.4bn. The acquisition is expected to expand Saint-Gobain’s asset portfolio and improve its ability to provide innovative solutions to a broader...

Samoter Day: The construction equipment industry focuses on intelligent technologies

Users indicate that innovation is one of the main driving forces in the purchase of new construction machinery: the key requirements are efficiency and green content in terms of emissions and noise. Intelligent machines are coming to play an...

HB Reavis wins approval to redevelop Elizabeth House site in UK

HB Reavis has secured approval from Lambeth Council’s planning applications committee for the redevelopment of Elizabeth House site in Waterloo. Designed by Allford Hall Monaghan Morris (AHMM), Elizabeth House site plans will create around 1.2m ft² of workspace supporting up...

MW Groundworks buys more Volvo excavators

MW Groundworks has bought two new Volvo excavators for its specialist contracting and land clearance business. The company, which is based in Tarbrax in South Lanarkshire, has added a 14-tonne EC140E and a 22-tonne EC220E, replacing older variants of both...

New testing and certification scheme launched for YY, SY, CY control cables

In response to direct demands from the marketplace, BASEC has launched a certification scheme to encourage standardised and consistent levels of quality for control cable product ranges, known as YY, SY, CY. As an authority and preferred testing and certification...

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