Tag Archives: low carbon construction

Bouygues Showcases Resilience-Focused Innovations Across Construction, Energy and Digital Services at VivaTech 2026

(IN BRIEF) Bouygues is using VivaTech 2026 to showcase resilience-focused innovations across its subsidiaries under the Bouygues For Resilience banner. The Group’s messaging is centred on five major challenges: climate change, energy transition, resource scarcity, social change and digital transformation. … Read the full press release

Stora Enso’s Ybbs Mill Supports Sustainable Building Worldwide with One Million Cubic Meters of Cross-Laminated Timber Delivered

(IN BRIEF) Stora Enso’s Ybbs mill in Austria has delivered one million cubic meters of cross-laminated timber to customers worldwide, marking a major milestone for one of the company’s key engineered wood production sites. The mill, which opened in 1983 … Read the full press release

Norwegian Consortium Awarded Research Funding to Develop Low-Carbon Concrete Foundations

(IN BRIEF) The BetongVIND project has received NOK 11 million in funding from the Research Council of Norway to develop industrial-scale production technology for gravity-based concrete foundations used in offshore wind. Led by AF Gruppen and supported by partners including … Read the full press release

Renewed three-year alliance between TotalEnergies and Colas advances decarbonization of global construction operations

(IN BRIEF) Bouygues Group subsidiary Colas and TotalEnergies have renewed their three-year partnership to accelerate the decarbonization of the construction industry in France and beyond. The collaboration focuses on deploying biofuels such as hydrotreated vegetable oil (HVO), renewable electricity, electric … Read the full press release

Empa Wins Building Award 2025 for Carbon Negative Concrete Innovation

(IN BRIEF) Empa’s Concrete and Asphalt Lab won the Building Award 2025 for its groundbreaking CO₂-storing concrete, featuring biochar-based carbon pellets that replace traditional aggregates. This innovation can yield CO₂-neutral or CO₂-negative concrete without sacrificing performance. Empa is partnering with … Read the full press release

National Grid to Trial Low-Carbon 3D-Printed Concrete Foundations with Hyperion and University of Sheffield

(IN BRIEF) National Grid has joined forces with Hyperion Robotics and the University of Sheffield to test low-carbon 3D-printed concrete foundations in a UK-first trial. The project, backed by Ofgem’s Network Innovation Allowance, will see the foundations installed at the … Read the full press release

Bekaert Joins Forces with Non-Profit Solar Impulse Foundation to Combat Climate Change

(IN BRIEF) Bekaert has announced its partnership with the Solar Impulse Foundation, a non-profit organization founded by Bertrand Piccard, which aims to promote sustainable and profitable solutions. Through this partnership, Bekaert will have access to valuable resources and expertise in … Read the full press release