I regularly contribute to industry publications on the science and politics of low-carbon construction. Below are recent articles and interviews featuring my work, covering topics from cement decarbonisation to the UK’s sand supply — aimed at bridging the gap between academic research and industry practice.

• Road Trip
  Article from ‘Materials World’, Volume 33, Number 3, March 2025. Pages 26-30 England’s National Highways is travelling concertedly along the route plotted by its net-zero roadmap. Nick Warburton navigates how… Read more: Road Trip
• Fast-setting Solution?
  Article from ‘Materials World’, Volume 33, Number 4, pp.36-39 The cement manufacturing process is well known for being energy intensive and emits approximately 0.8kg of CO, for every kilogramme of… Read more: Fast-setting Solution?
• Lost in the Sand?
  Article from: ‘Materials World’, Volume 31, Number 12 and Volume 32, Number 1. December-January 2025. Pages 41-44 Is time running out to deal with the quicksand of diminishing sand supply,… Read more: Lost in the Sand?
• Clay it Again!
  Article from the journal ‘Mineral Products Today’ published by the Mineral Product Association (PMA). Summer 2024, issue 27, pp. 16-17 Using cementitious industrial by-products as a supplement for Portland cement… Read more: Clay it Again!
• Recycled Aggregates Volumes Hit Record High
  Article from the journal ‘Mineral product today’, published by MPA. Summer 24, Issue 27, p.3. The amount of construction aggregates from recycled and secondary sources in Britain has reached an… Read more: Recycled Aggregates Volumes Hit Record High
• Decarbonising the Cement Industry
  Interview to Luke Olly, Decarbonisation Manager at Holcim. Part of an article entitled within the article entitled: ‘Manufacturing progress’, published in ‘Materials World’, June 2025, pp.39-40,What decarbonisation projects have you… Read more: Decarbonising the Cement Industry