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Civil & structural

Paebbl technology stores captured carbon in building materials like concrete

Paebbl raises $25m for its CO2 sequestration tech

The ‘AI on The River’ software is trained to accurately detect debris blocking culvert trash screens

AI-powered CCTV spots blockages to prevent floods

Fuel duty contributes approximately £24.7 billion annually to the UK's public finances

Comment: How will we pay for roads without fuel duty?

Temperatures in London in summer 2018 were 1.6°C above average

Cool roofs could have saved hundreds in London heatwave - study

Concrete is responsible for around 8% of global carbon emissions

Comment: Construction’s concrete problem on the path to net zero 

A tube in the self-locked position

Curved-crease origami inspires self-locking flat-packed tubular structures

Gipave has improved stiffness and resistance to rutting compared to conventional asphalt

National Highways trialling graphene-enhanced asphalt

Lamp post charging back in play after advice review

Working with nature can be a powerful tool to protect coastal areas

Comment: Turning to nature to protect coastal communities

Participants wore tracking devices on their heads so movement could be monitored

UCL ‘art gallery’ experiment aims to inform better design of spaces

Multidisciplinary research aims to ‘clean up’ the world’s tall buildings

The Bristol City Leap project aims to decarbonise the city as soon as 2030

Comment: Bristol can provide blueprint for heat network success