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Bendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021




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Energy & MiningMalawi solar mini-grid shows promise as way of electrifying rural Africa
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Energy & Mining$5.7tn investment in energy transition needed per year until 2030 - Irena outlook
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Energy & MiningBiofuel: How new microalgae technologies can hasten the end of our reliance on oil
Callum Russell 29 Mar 2022

Energy & MiningAnglo American reduces emissions by 10% in sea trial using biofuel, VLSFO blend
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Energy & MiningHow Africa can adopt renewable energy on a massive scale and save billions along the way
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Construction & EngineeringFuture cities could be 3D printed - using concrete made with recycled glass
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Construction & EngineeringGreen buildings can boost productivity, wellbeing and health of workers
Md Sazan Rahman 3 Feb 2022

Energy & MiningAn energy revolution is possible - but only if leaders get imaginative about how to fund it
Michael Grubb 20 Jan 2022

Energy & MiningLegacy energy infrastructure: The hidden threat to our climate
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Construction & EngineeringWe can't afford to just build greener. We must build less
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Energy & MiningWe mapped every large solar plant on the planet using satellites and machine learning
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Construction & EngineeringCities and climate change: why low-rise buildings are the future - not skyscrapers
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ESG & SustainabilityAdvancing gender equality in the workplace: African Universities Gender Equality Forum - Register now!
Shift Social Africa 30 Jul 2021

Construction & EngineeringMotswere building in Gaborone receives Botswana's first Green Star rating
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Construction & EngineeringCities urged to build upwards but ditch skyscraper obsession
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ESG & SustainabilitySolar minibuses for Africa? Data seen as key to green transport switch
Megan Rowling 14 May 2021

ESG & SustainabilityWhy renewable energy won't end energy poverty in Zimbabwe
Ellen Fungisai Chipango 30 Apr 2021

ESG & SustainabilityPost-Covid-19: A chance to leapfrog Africa's development through digitalisation
Cristina Duarte 16 Mar 2021

Construction & EngineeringDRC to host inaugural Smart City Conference, Open Innovation Challenge
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Construction & EngineeringHow new design patterns can enable cities and their residents to change with climate change
Cameron Tonkinwise and Abby Mellick Lopes 24 Feb 2021

ESG & SustainabilityRegistration for Elon Musk's $100m carbon capture competition opens April
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Construction & EngineeringBendable concrete and other CO2-infused cement mixes could dramatically cut global emissions
Lucca Henrion, Duo Zhang, Victor C. Li, Volker Sick 17 Feb 2021

Construction & EngineeringKenya's Nzambi Matee recycles plastic to make bricks stronger than concrete
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Construction & EngineeringGhana's unstable building problem is about more than lax regulation
Festival Godwin Boateng 25 Jan 2021

Construction & EngineeringGreen buildings can bring fresh air to design, but they can also bring pests
Norman Day 4 Jan 2021


Energy & MiningGrid or solar: looking for the best energy solution for the rural poor
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ESG & SustainabilityRwanda invests in cycling, helps boost clean air and jobs
Diana Odero, Janene Tuniz and Michelle DeFreese 7 Dec 2020

Construction & EngineeringWorld Architecture Festival announces winner of Grohe Water Research Prize
3 Dec 2020

Construction & EngineeringHow digital engineering can help the construction sector meet its decarbonisation targets
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ESG & SustainabilityTime for Africa to stop managing poverty and start managing development
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Construction & EngineeringA third of our waste comes from buildings. This one's designed for reuse and cuts emissions by 88%
Roberto Minunno, Greg Morrison, Richard L. Gruner, Timothy Michael O'Grady 12 Nov 2020
