Category Archives: Green build

Fine particle specialist RST Solutions has announced a partnership with New Zealand’s hydroseeding company, Instant Green, to solve unique problems for clients. The collaboration between RST Solutions and Instant Green was officially announced following the arrival of a shipment of advanced, all-purpose formula Guardian to supply New Zealand’s civil construction, mining, quarrying and agricultural projectsContinue reading “New partnership to yield greener grass in civil construction”

BIOWRAP PROVIDES THE GREENER OPTION TO SHRINKWRAP LANDFILL Some 25 thousand tonnes of building and construction plastic is going straight into landfills every year – and that is just from Auckland. The knowledge that the equivalent of 3.8 billion single-use shopping bags is entering landfills has sparked much public anger, especially considering the city’s landscapeContinue reading “THE GREEN ALTERNATIVE…”

HEMPCRETE PAVES THE WAY FOR ‘CARBON SINK’ HOUSING The Hemp Building Association (HBANZ) says that hempcrete is a bio-composite construction material used for walling. It can be used for residential and commercial builds. It can be hand-placed ‘in situ’ using temporary shuttering/formwork. It can also be made into panel systems / blocks and can beContinue reading “HOME IS WHERE THE HEMP IS…”

THE ROLE OF ENVIRONMENTAL PRODUCT DECLARATIONS IN THE CONSTRUCTION SECTOR The construction sector plays a significant role in shaping our built environment. However, it also has a substantial environmental impact, using about 40% of extracted raw materials and contributing 40% of global carbon emissions. Embodied carbon in the production of building materials is responsible forContinue reading “TRANSPARENCY, BRAND IMPACT AND REDUCING CARBON EMISSIONS…”

New technology enables real-time heavy-lifting carbon monitoring Project planners looking to meet increasingly strict emissions regulations have needed to rely on estimates of total emissions, drawn from the make and model of equipment involved and how long they have been used. Mammoet’s new technology increases the accuracy of this reporting by using data taken directlyContinue reading “EMISSIONS TRACKING…”

Golden Bay Cement consumes three million waste tyres as part of developing EcoSure Fletcher Building has pledged its commitment to reducing carbon emissions in 2019 when it became the first building and construction firm in Australasia to set a Science-Based Target (SBT) for carbon reduction, promising to reduce its emissions by 30% by 2030. NickContinue reading “NEW ZEALAND’S ‘LOWEST CARBON’ GP CEMENT…”