Construction businesses and universities should team up on green innovation

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Collaboration is needed between the construction sector and higher education providers to deliver a net zero built environment, writes Henry Boot's Serena Lang

In March this year the UN Environment Programme published its Global Status Report for Building and Construction. It showed that in 2022, the sector was responsible for a staggering 37 per cent of global...

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