NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete shared developments from their Fall 2024 Summit held on October 17, 2024, in Columbia, Md., with NEU members and federal agencies in attendance.

Sustainability was an important theme throughout the Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance 2024 Fall Conference, with sessions covering vinyl life cycle assessments, the future of environmental product declarations and embodied carbon legislation on the federal and state levels.

To provide architects with the assurance and documentation they need to meet and verify their sustainability goals, glass manufacturers can electively participate in a range of programs and initiatives that certify their products are a sustainable choice.

ClarkDietrich has published an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) Optimization Report for its low embodied carbon (LEC) cold-formed steel products, becoming the first steel framing manufacturer to have the data available to help achieve credit for Option 2 under LEED v4.1’s “Material and Resources Credit: EPDs.”

Guardian Glass has published new Environmental Product Declarations for its flat unprocessed glass products and processed glass products produced in North America.

While much attention has historically been focused on operational carbon emissions generated during a building's lifecycle, the significance of embodied carbon cannot be overstated.

Bendheim’s channel glass, manufactured by Glasfabrik Lamberts of Germany, now carries both an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) and a Health Product Declaration (HPD), supporting architects and designers’ demands for sustainability.  

SPRI, Inc. has added an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) section to its website, and published updated EPDs for TPO and EPDM membranes from SPRI members Carlisle Construction Materials, Holcim Building Envelope, IKO Industries, and Johns Manville.

Branch Technology, a revolutionary construction-technology company that 3D prints facades for commercial buildings, recently received Environmental Product Declaration certification from UL Solutions for its 3D-printed cladding solutions, BranchClad GFRC and BranchClad Stucco.

Metl-Span announced that it recently achieved an Environmental Product Declaration for CF wall and roof panels.