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Driving decarbonisation in construction
How industrialised, digitally optimised solutions are accelerating low-carbon construction
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The drive to net-zero requires innovative and systemic change across all industries. With the construction industry responsible for nearly 40% of global carbon emissions, driven largely by high-carbon materials such as concrete and steel, it is clear that the industry has a profound responsibility towards industrial decarbonisation.
The essence of our Performance in Motion ambition is to be the driving force behind efficient, resilient, and sustainable supply chains. In the construction sector, this means helping the industry transition to smarter, cleaner, more resilient ways of building and driving a shift towards industrialised, low-carbon construction.
Industrialising construction for lower carbon and higher performance
Drawing on decades of cross-sector experience in high-performance operations, digital supply chain transformation, and continuous improvement, Unipart is bringing advanced digital design, UK-based manufacturing, and logistics integration to the construction sector.
This combination enables us to deliver digitally optimised, DfMA-ready components that reduce carbon, eliminate waste, simplify installation, and improve programme certainty.
Two examples of these industrialised construction technologies are the Manufactured Reinforcement System and the Slim Floor Beam that support greater scalability, sustainability, and performance on construction sites, and in the supply chain.
Manufactured Reinforcement System
Manufactured Reinforcement System for structural concrete replaces traditional steel rebar with laser-cut, digitally optimised steel structures. This advanced process significantly reduces embodied carbon in concrete components for residential, commercial, and infrastructure construction projects, demonstrating a clear path away from outdated, high-carbon methods.
Slim Floor Beam
The Slim Floor Beam combines sheet steel, reinforcement, and low-carbon concrete in a digitally optimised hybrid system. This approach reduces material use and can cut embodied carbon by up to 65% compared to traditional precast or cast in-situ floor solutions.
Factory-controlled production ensures precision and consistency, while offsite manufacture enables up to 40% faster installation, reducing site labour, temporary works, and overall programme duration.
Industrial best practice recognised at the edie net zero awards
Both MRS for concrete reinforcement and Slim Floor Beam, along with construction technology products including MEP Frames, demonstrate the practical, scalable solutions required to decarbonise modern construction.
Recognised at the edie 2025 Net Zero Awards as examples of industrial best practice, these technologies show how smarter design, digital optimisation, and UK manufacturing can directly reduce carbon while improving the delivery, safety, and efficiency of UK construction programmes.