Infrastructure and Environment

We aim to deliver innovative transdisciplinary research across collaborative communities, enabling sustainability and resilience in response to demographic and climate change. Working on integrated, systems-based innovations and ensuring a range of transformative policy and practice impacts

News and Case Studies

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Study to explore if circular economy can meet needs of UK's buildings

A new project led by researchers at the University of Sheffield will explore the extent to which the circular economy could meet the UK’s building needs using zero new material extractions, zero emissions and zero waste.

Meeting the UK's building needs

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Replacing plastics with alternatives is worse for greenhouse gas emissions in most cases, study finds

Substituting plastics with alternative materials is likely to result in increased GHG emissions, according to research from the University of Sheffield

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Our research centres

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Integrated Civil and Infrastructure Research (ICAIR)

ICAIR is a national research facility that seeks to apply world leading research to the construction and infrastructure sectors, with the goal of delivering step changes in productivity and resilience.

Accelerating innovation

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An interdisciplinary water research centre, dedicated to continuing the University of Sheffield's highly collaborative and innovative approach to solving major challenges in the water sector.

Interdisciplinary water research

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UKCRIC - Urban Flows Observatories

The Urban Flows Observatory seeks to understand how the physical (energy and material resources) metabolism of cities can be effectively measured, understood and utilised.

Urban Flows Observatories