Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure Ltd

More and more construction projects are conducting whole life carbon assessments to improve the sustainability of buildings. This is an important issue, as around 25% of UK carbon emissions are linked to the built environment and materials such as steel and cement alone account for around 15% of global carbon emissions. These whole life carbon assessments...

Around 25% of UK carbon emissions are linked to the built environment. Building materials are a significant contribution to this strain on the planet: steel and cement alone account for around 15% of global carbon emissions. This can be understood in terms of embodied carbon, which means the intensive carbon footprint resulting from material manufacturing...

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The Office of National Statistics estimates that the UK's construction sector accounts for 6.1% of GDP. Cement and concrete production are significant contributors to most construction processes, thereby making it very crucial for job creation. The cement subsector uniquely cuts across the manufacturing and £18bn-GDP Mineral Products sector that directly ...