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Construction sites worldwide attempt to harness automated tech and other innovations

Infrastructure giant Balfour Beatty is to expand its deployment of technology that can manage power use at its sites and, it’s hoped, cut carbon emissions in the process.

The system, dubbed EcoNet, has been developed alongside two other companies, Sunbelt Rentals U.K. and Invisible Systems.

In a statement Monday, Balfour Beatty said the system worked by “controlling and reducing the energy output from key appliances in cabins, such as those in kitchens, drying rooms and office spaces.”