ICE hosts sustainable infrastructure event

The ICE and the United Nations Environment Programme (Unep) are hosting a free online event about making infrastructure more sustainable. The post ICE hosts sustainable infrastructure event appeared first on New Civil Engineer.

Report reveals construction industry emissions have reached an all-time high

A global report by United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has found that despite an increase in investment and worldwide success in lowering the energy intensity of buildings, the sector’s total energy consumption and CO2 emissions increased in 2021 above pre-pandemic levels. The post Report reveals construction industry emissions have reached an all-time high appeared first on Construction Specifier.

Conserve and restore peatlands to slash global emissions – new report

Glasgow– Protecting and restoring peatlands can reduce global greenhouse gas emissions by 800 million metric tonnes per year – equivalent to Germany’s annual emissions – according to a new report released today by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Global Peatlands Initiative (GPI). The report calls for investments of up to USD 46 billion annually […] The post Conserve and restore peatlands to slash global emissions – new report appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

UNEP and Google partner to hunt for plastic pollution with machine learning

Bangkok– The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) today announced that it is working to fight plastic pollution using citizen science and machine learning, with technical advisory support from Google. With Google’s support, UNEP will create a new machine learning model that reveals a more detailed and accurate view of plastic pollution in the Mekong River. One of the main […] The post UNEP and Google partner to hunt for plastic pollution with machine learning appeared first on Civil + Structural Engineer magazine.

UNEP - District Energy - A Case study of Floating Office in Rotterdam 25112022

Floating Office Rotterdam is the largest floating office in the world. Off-grid and carbon-neutral, it floats if water levels rise due to climate change. The heat pump with surface water heat exchange is one of the innovations that showcases the building’s mission for climate change