Doka has published product carbon footprints for more than 9,000 formwork and related products, giving contractors project-specific CO₂ data for lifecycle assessments and procurement decisions. The company, led on sustainability by Julia Weber, is targeting net zero by 2040 and has committed to cut Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions by 42% by 2030, in line with the Science Based Targets initiative and the Paris Agreement 1.5°C pathway. For designers and temporary works engineers, the expanded dataset enables more accurate embodied carbon calculations at product and system level.

Modern highway construction is shifting towards low-carbon materials such as geopolymer concrete, high-recycled-content asphalt and bio-based binders to cut embodied CO₂ and improve performance under higher traffic loads and more intense rainfall. Designers are trialling warm-mix asphalt to reduce laying temperatures by 20–40°C and using secondary aggregates from construction and demolition waste to limit quarrying and landfill. Key challenges include variable material quality, limited long-term durability data, gaps in standards and specifications, and the need to adapt pavement design methods and site quality control.

Clean tech startup Voya Energy has secured US$35 million, led by Energy Impact Partners with backing from John Doerr and others, to commercialise aluminium-based metal fuel generators for large off-grid users such as data centres and industrial plants. The system uses low‑grade scrap aluminium pellets in a proprietary metal‑air cell with custom electrolyte, producing electricity electrochemically with no on-site combustion or air emissions and operating independently of the grid. Current designs target up to 2 MW per 20‑foot containerised generator with a separate 10‑foot fuel module holding about 100 MWh, scaling to roughly 100 MW and 10 GWh per acre.