World’s first low-carbon concrete rating system launched

The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) has unveiled what it calls the world’s first global system for rating the carbon footprint of cement and concrete. It says the scorecard… The post World’s first low-carbon concrete rating system launched appeared first on Global Construction Review.

Pilsworth Lake Visitor Centre, Lancashire, England

To support Pilsworth Lake, Atelier Architecture & Design has designed a café, shop, visitor’s centre, and boathouse. It will be built in materials that minimize their carbon footprint in Lancashire, England The post Pilsworth Lake Visitor Centre, Lancashire, England appeared first on e-architect.

Navigating biodiversity net gain and carbon footprint compliance

The Architects’ JournalNavigating biodiversity net gain and carbon footprint compliance How architects, developers and planners can integrate nature-positive strategies and low-carbon design into their projects The post Navigating biodiversity net gain and carbon footprint compliance appeared first on The Architects’ JournalAJ Contributor

Instead of build, build, build we should reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose, recycle, recover

Industrial economies have been shaped by a throwaway culture for over half a century. The carbon footprint of such discarded materials – key contributors to climate change – have underscored the urgent need to slow material consumption, particularly in the built environment. This has prompted… The post Instead of build, build, build we should reduce, reuse, repair, refurbish, repurpose, recycle, recover appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Sustainable Renovation: Helping Businesses Cut Carbon Footprint

Sustainability is no longer just a buzzword—it’s necessary for businesses looking to thrive in an environmentally conscious world. With climate change concerns mounting and regulatory pressure increasing, companies are under more scrutiny than ever to minimize their environmental impact. One of the most effective ways to do so is through sustainable renovation, which reduces carbon […] <p>The post Sustainable Renovation: Helping Businesses Cut Carbon Footprint first appeared on CCR-Mag.com.</p>

RICS - Reducing carbon through facilities management: Scope 3 emissions 26062023

Building operations and management are an essential means to improve the environmental performance of a building. Yet a building’s carbon footprint is more than its embodied carbon and operational energy use. During this session a panel of experts discuss the importance, challenges and emerging pathways for FM to address Scope 3 emissions - the indirect emissions that occur in a company’s value chain

RICS - WBEF - Affordable net zero housing in the world’s urban megacities, 06032023

Affordable and innovative green housing will accelerate the transition to net zero and conversely, if new housing is not climate friendly, it will negatively impact the climate threat. Can net zero, healthy, smart homes be affordable? How are the world’s megacities adapting, and what are the prime examples?

Belinda Carr - 5 things to consider when choosing Building Materials, 22102022

Can we apply the principles of Food Pyramids to our buildings? Can we rate structures based on the environmental impact of materials used to build them? That’s exactly what the Construction Material Pyramid hopes to achieve. Developed in 2019 by the Center for Industrialized Architecture and Hennig Larsen Architects, the pyramid highlights the environmental impact of the most used construction materials like structural steel, aluminum, double and triple paned windows, insulation, lumber & more

Belinda Carr - The Era of Wood Skyscrapers is here! 22072022

The invention of mass timber and engineered wood is spurring the next generation of sustainable and resilient skyscrapers. To improve the properties of wood and make it even stronger than steel and concrete, moisture resistant glues are added in between layers of wood to make engineered mass timber products.

Engineering with Rosie - Cleaning up the Clean Energy Transition: Lithium Mining's Environmental Challenges, 16092021

Do we have enough lithium for all the batteriers we'll need in the future, and can lithium mining and processing ever be green? In this video Rosie talks with chemical engineer Alex Grant to find out.

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