Northumbrian Water issues 'concrete commitment' to cut carbon

Northumbrian Water issues 'concrete commitment' to cut carbon

Northumbrian Water has vowed to cut carbon in a £3.6 billion investment programme.

Northumbrian Water makes concrete commitment to reduce carbon in its £3.6bn investment programme - Water Magazine

Northumbrian Water has pledged to stop the use of CEM1 – the most carbon-intensive type of concrete – on its sites, which the water company says will deliver significant environmental benefits. Concrete is among the most carbon-intensive materials used in construction, and removing CEM1 from the maintenance and enhancement of its assets is already seeing real-world reductions of up to 54% embodied carbon – the lifetime emissions of a building or…