'Green momentum is building': Poll points to UK rise in net zero construction projects

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New research from NBS indicates around seven in ten construction projects now have sustainability targets

Greener building projects appear to be on the rise in the UK, according to a survey of construction industry professionals in which six in ten claimed to have worked on a net zero development in the past...

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