Old tyres could be used as an energy source, as a material for roads and pavements, or they could be broken down by Pyrolysis technology to cut the emissions associated with the industry, according to a new report.
The NSW government will measure the cost of carbon for new government infrastructure projects across the state to help cut emissions and building costs.
Delivering Boral’s half-yearly results this week, CEO Vik Bansal said the company’s trials of recarbonation of old concrete offered, "significant and material" opportunities for Boral to achieve its future emission reduction targets.
Recycled material could replace around 27% of the 200 million tonnes of construction materials required to build Australia’s planned major road projects over the next ten years, according to a new report on replacement materials from Infrastructure Australia.
New NSW planning requirements to monitor embodied emissions will help grow the market for low-carbon building materials, according to industry experts.