In an era of flat to low growth one of the major drivers for future contracts for both the construction and the civil engineering sectors will come from the UK s government-led transition to a low carbon economy. There is a high level of awareness in both Westminster and Holyrood of the importance of sustainability as a theme and of the urgent requirement to continue with efforts to lower the UK s overall carbon footprint.  This creates opportunities in at least three major areas for companies such as Raynesway Construction. First, there are the infrastructure projects that are likely to be forthcoming as bold new initiatives such as carbon capture are rolled out. Second, there is a considerable body of work required by both wind and marine renewable energy projects. Then, of course, there is the built environment, including new and existing manufacturing facilities, all of which need to be moved to a low carbon agenda.  Peter Hansford, the president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE) recently singled out the importance of the low carbon agenda to the sector when he welcomed the reappointment of Paul Morrell as Chief Construction advisor to the Government.  Paul s work on the low carbon agenda and the Green Construction Board has been notable,  he said.  a report commissioned by the UK Government into the role of the construction industry with respect to the low carbon agenda, (The  Final Report of the Low Carbon Construction Innovation and Growth Team), looked at the implications of a low carbon approach for both major build and infrastructure projects. The latter, in particular, the report s authors pointed out, are vital to the quality of life of citizens across the UK.  There would be little societal and economic activity without energy generation and distribution, water supply and disposal, transportation by rail, road, sea and air, waste reuse and disposal and communications,  the report noted.  all