Route maps to UK net zero: construction materials governance, at a glance

Author: Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova

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1 April 2026

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Route maps to UK net zero: construction materials governance, at a glance

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Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova
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1 April 2026
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Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 104, Issue 4, 2026, Page(s) 14-19

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1 April 2026

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Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova

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The Structural Engineer, Volume 104, Issue 4, 2026, Page(s) 14-19

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Pete Gates, Arthur Coates, Eva Gaal and Kaloyana Kostova – all members of the IStructE Structural Futures Committee – examine the carbon-reduction route maps of the UK steel, concrete and timber industries, considering the role structural engineers can play to reduce an apparent gap between the net-zero target and the speed of decarbonisation actually envisaged.

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