Substructure design change cuts £4M and embodied carbon on Oxford Science Park’s new labs

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Substructure design change cuts £4M and embodied carbon on Oxford Science Park’s new labs

An alternative technical solution for the substructure of high-spec laboratory buildings in Oxford is delivering significant savings on time, cost and carbon. The post Substructure design change cuts £4M and embodied carbon on Oxford Science Park’s new labs appeared first on New Civil Engineer.