The latest assessment of the impacts of climate change on the health and social care sector in the UK have been published.
This emphasises the risks to infrastructure and public health with unequal distribution of risks due to health inequalities - arising from higher temperatures, flooding, extreme weather, indoor and outdoor air quality, vector borne disease, water quality and supply interruptions. See the report here. As published previously the City of Greater Geelong in 2017 presented a challenge to manufacturers - to design and build a 100 year maintenance free pedestrian bridge.
SPL has supported Geelong since then on engaging with the market and developing appropriate tender specifications. A short video has now been published by the City describing the Cowie's Creek bridge, which utilises waste by-products and results in a bridge which has a carbon footprint 30-80% lower than conventional concrete. |
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