Building a more sustainable world
19 September 2024This longstanding partnership between Cambridge, Arup and the Ove Arup Foundation has made our world safer and more sustainable and changed the way professionals are taught.
Cement recycling method could help solve one of the world’s biggest climate challenges
22 May 2024Researchers from the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge have developed a method to produce very low-emission concrete at scale – an innovation that could be transformative for the transition to net zero.
House of moveable wooden walls promising cheaper, greener alternative to ‘knocking through’, wins award
22 June 2023Cambridge architects have won a public choice award at the London Design Biennale for a prototype home constructed with flexible wooden partition walls which can be shifted to meet the changing needs of residents. ̽»¨Ö±²¥invention aims to reduce waste and carbon while also improving living conditions for those who cannot afford expensive refurbishments.
COP must reverse rising pessimism over building sector decarbonisation
17 November 2022Social media engagement with climate policy events is vital to reducing building emissions and ensuring environmental justice, research led by Cambridge suggests
Cambridge spin-out using data analytics to extend the life of our built environment
15 March 2022BKwai, a construction data company that helps engineers develop smarter, more sustainable infrastructure, has raised £2.2 million in seed funding from investors led by Octopus Ventures with participation from Cambridge Enterprise and Deeptech Labs.
Cambridge in the 2019 New Year honours list
28 December 2018Members of collegiate Cambridge recognised for outstanding contributions to society in science, education, engineering and art
£5.4 million centre will help transform the UK’s construction sector for the digital age
30 November 2017̽»¨Ö±²¥Government have announced £5.4 million in funding to launch the Centre for Digital Built Britain at the ̽»¨Ö±²¥ of Cambridge, which will help people make better use of cities by championing the digital revolution in the built environment. ̽»¨Ö±²¥Centre is part of a landmark government-led investment in growing the UK’s construction sector.
Opinion: Why Ethiopia is on track to become Africa’s industrial powerhouse
23 June 2016Jostein Hauge and Muhammad Irfan (Centre of Development Studies) discuss Ethiopia's economics growth over the last decade.
How does your smart city grow?
17 June 2016̽»¨Ö±²¥Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction is building on advances in sensing technology to learn everything possible about a city’s infrastructure – its tunnels, roads, bridges, sewers and power supplies – in order to maintain it and optimise its use for the future.
Opinion: Dreaming big with biomimetics: could future buildings be made with bone and eggshells?
09 March 2016Michelle Oyen (Department of Engineering) discusses how we could reduce our dependence on "dirty" materials like steel and concrete.
