Articles Tagged with ''carbon reduction''

New paper explores challenges and opportunities as data center industry moves toward decarbonization  

BASF and Carlisle Construction Materials have announced a collaboration using Lupranate® ZERO, the world’s first isocyanate with a zero carbon footprint.

Vitro Architectural Glass has unveiled a new digital tool called the Vitro emissions Carbon & Energy Calculator, which models energy consumption and embodied and operational carbon emissions in various standard buildings. 

CHRYSO & GCP will showcase its portfolio of solutions for the entire concrete construction journey at World of Concrete 2024. 

A new study revealed that U.S. emissions from the built environment have increased by 3 percent in the last decade - a trend that looks set to continue. Research by 3Keel and Kingspan found that reductions in greenhouse gas emissions from buildings are reversing in the U.S.

All Weather Insulated Panels has implemented three initiatives aimed at enhancing its environmental responsibility efforts: the release of Global Warming Potential data sheets, a LEED v4 and 4.1 support guide and the launch of an updated sustainability web page.

NEU: An ACI Center of Excellence for Carbon Neutral Concrete—with a mission to drive education, awareness and adoption of carbon neutral concrete materials and technologies—announces its involvement in the forthcoming COP28, the UN Climate Change Conference in the United Arab Emirates.

The Slag Cement Association and NEx, an ACI Center of Excellence for Nonmetallic Building Materials, signed a Memorandum of Understanding on October 30 at the ACI Concrete Convention in Boston.

The prospect of decarbonizing the electrical sector is riddled with myriad economic, technological, political, and outright physical challenges. There will be unanticipated setbacks and some nascent technologies will offer staggering breakthroughs. Goals notwithstanding, the future has yet to be written. 

The new initiative, which is being spearheaded by Armstrong, will facilitate the exchange of ideas, connections, and collaborations necessary to improve the health of indoor environments while advancing pathways for circularity and decarbonization across the industry.