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Built for Better: Circular thinking in action through MMC, recycling and waste reduction
As the construction industry continues to embrace more sustainable ways of working, CIF members are demonstrating how innovation, circular economy principles and practical environmental initiatives can deliver real impact. From The post Built for Better: Circular thinking in action through MMC, recycling and waste reduction appeared first on Construction Industry Federation.
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Bayer Sets $2.2B Ohio Pharma Campus for 2027 Start
Bayer expects roughly 1,500 construction jobs needed at its New Albany, Ohio, campus for small-molecule drug production requiring specialized process equipment, utilities and waste systems.
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From the Archives: November 28, 1985 | Radioactive Waste Management
This 1985 cover story surveyed the U.S. Dept. of Energy’s expensive plan to manage radioactive waste from the nation’s nuclear power plants and military programs.
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Lawmakers Renew Push to Update Nuclear Spent Fuel Management Policy
Effort comes as feds ramp up proposed site 'campuses' in six states for nuclear fuel fabrication, enrichment, used material reprocessing, advanced separations and waste stream management, with US program cost estimated at $50 billion
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Jacobs to support German radioactive waste storage
Jacobs has been appointed by Germany's BGE to provide project support services for the Konrad Repository, a low- and intermediate-level radioactive waste storage facility in Salzgitter, Germany.
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The 2022 Global Status Report for Buildings and Construction provides a global snapshot on progress of the buildings and construction sector towards decarbonisation, and reviews the status of policies, finance, technologies, and solutions in the sector during the past year. In this video, Mae-ling Lokko, Assistant Professor at Yale University School of Architecture, puts a spotlight on the global impact of materials used in the buildings sector on carbon.
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Metroun - Construction Tenders - Sustainability 12042023
Sustainability is becoming more of a key feature within construction Tenders due to the global climate crisis. This Metroun video takes a look at how construction firms can increase sustainability in their practices and effectively answer tender questions of this nature.
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FT - Why 3D printing is vital to success of US manufacturing 19042023
The FT's global business columnist Rana Foroohar explores how new additive manufacturing technology can boost innovation and jobs in a de-globalising world, as the pandemic, war in Ukraine, and climate change underline the dangers of relying on fragile global supply chains
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Bloomberg Originals - Why Plastic Recycling Is Mostly a Myth, 02022023
Why does the US recycle less than 10% of its plastic waste? In the first episode of Getting Warmer, Kal Penn investigates our toxic relationship with plastic, takes us through the confusing myths around recycling and explains what’s keeping us from increasing our recycling rate.
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Belinda Carr - How to Stop Thermal Bridging with T Studs
Wood is a conductor or a thermal bridge. It allows heat to flow easily from the exterior to the interior or vice versa. To solve this problem, a company in the States, called US Engineered Wood, has invented the T-Stud, a framing member that improves the energy efficiency of buildings by acting like a thermal break instead of a thermal bridge.
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