Housebuilder paves the way for greener roads

Pictured, from left to right, are Daniel Robinson, Bellway site manager; Karl Watson, from Northumbrian Roads; and Bellway sustainability graduate Isabel Tilston, on the stretch of road laid with net-zero asphalt at Monument Meadows, in Pelton, County Durham

A North East housebuilder has taken a step towards greener construction by becoming the first to use a pioneering net-zero asphalt on a new residential development.

Bellway has installed the innovative material at its Monument Meadows development in Pelton, in County Durham, using a carbon-negative additive developed by Seaham-based Low Carbon Materials.

The additive, known as ACLA, replaces some of the aggregate in traditional asphalt and captures and stores carbon, with every tonne used permanently removing 798kg of CO2 equivalent.

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