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XCarb Renewably Produced and Recycled Steel

Published 10 March 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesCarbon reduction Lower embodied carbon content materials

The contractor is using the lowest embodied carbon structural steel product available and is the first project in UK to use this. The steel comes with a cost uplift over other rolled steel sections. Wider uptake of this will help to significantly reduce the embodied carbon impacts of the built environment. To find out more, click the link below.

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Eliminating Health and Safety Risk when Performing Localised Concrete Pours

Published 10 March 2023 | Written by Jack Endean
CategoriesConserve of resources Corrective action addressing waste

To support the building infrastructure it is necessary to build a drainage system using concrete. The drainage covers require a surrounding concrete support structure and the volume required for each is relatively small at c.1m3. Access to the drain cover locations is over unmade ground and this presents ergonomic manual handling challenges. The team identified a proprietary concrete bucket that…

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