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PODCAST: A new way of thinking that could help the construction industry tackle embodied carbon, and Ireland’s AI plans

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Technology in use on a construction site. Image: Alistair Berg/Getty Images

18 Mar 2025, 3:58 pm

The carbon emitted when things are built could be a major source of claims in the future. Anne-Marie Friel has ideas about what the industry can do now to head off that risk. And examining the latest ideas to help Ireland become an AI hub with Maureen Daly.

 

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