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Adriana Sanchez and Keith Hampson of the Sustainable Built Environment National Research Centre (SBEnrc) discuss green procurement
Procurement has a key role impacting the lifecycle of a construction project and can serve to drive many sustainability outcomes. Green procurement in particular can be used as a strategic tool to promote certain behaviour and as an environmental policy instrument to translate environmental policies into environmentally sustainable project processes, products and services. Th
Understanding existing site conditions is essential to efficiently design, build, and operate road networks around the world. But how can the real-world be captured quickly and cost-effectively?
CIFA’s latest addition to Energya: the E9 electric mixer mounted on a Volvo electric truck, a 100% electric vehicle that works in a fully sustainable manner. Energya - CIFA's brand with the first and only range of electric machines in the concrete industry - aims to reduce CO2 emissions and noise pollution on the job site to zero, helping to make the transport and laying of concrete more environmentally friendly. Thanks to the electrical operation, new opportunities are opening up for the use of heavy-duty vehicles, particularly in densely populated historic centres and on sites with restrictions, where lower environmental impact is an added value.
