Low carbon materials in transport infrastructure

11 March 2026 , Webinar Add to calendar

Join this webinar series, developed in collaboration with BUILDOFFSITE and CIRIA’s Driving Net Zero Carbon Community of Practice, to discover how the increased adoption of low carbon materials could support greener practices by the construction sector and help the UK to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Low carbon materials in transport infrastructure

This webinar will explore how specifying timber, steel, and low carbon concrete could reduce the embedded carbon in our roads, railways, airfields, and ports. Please register here.

When
Wednesday 11 March 2026
10:00 – 12:00

Agenda

10:00 Welcome and introduction
Dr Kat Ibbotson, Director Strategic Advisory, WSP and Chair, Driving Net Zero Carbon Community of Practice
10:10 Setting the scene: Why as designers we have a large impact on reducing carbon emissions
James Kraven, Road Senior Engineer, WSP
10:25 The Carbon reduction challenge: What are the challenges that need to be overcome
10:40 The process: How we implement carbon management processes on projects and the influence this has on specifying low carbon materials
10:55 Specifying low carbon materials: Key opportunities for specifying low carbon materials across asset types
11:10 Case studies: Examples of where this process has been used
11:25 Changing thinking: As an industry how we can change thinking to put carbon to the forefront, considering wider benefits of improvement
11:40 Interactive discussion and Q&A with the audience, speakers, and panellists
Moderator: Dr Kat Ibbotson, Director Strategic Advisory, WSP and
Chair, Driving Net Zero Carbon Community of Practice
Panellist: Ken Davie, Industry Advisor, BUILDOFFSITE
12:00 Closing remarks

Interested in speaking and want to know more about the topics we will cover? We would like to hear from you – please contact Charlotte Draper for more details.

Please register here.

For information about sponsorship opportunities, please contact Tam Simmons.

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