UK geotechnical contractor Bachy Soletanche, sister company to GeoPrac sponsor Nicholson Construction, has announced the creation of a carbon calculator for computing the carbon footprint of various geotechnical construction schemes. The calculator sounds as if it is built into their estimating software, so not something available to the public as far as I can tell. But kudos to them for their environmental stewardship! [Source: Bachy Soletanche. Image: Treehugger.com]
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