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With the latest developments in thermal analysis, carbon emission reductions are possible. Other innovative techniques are also essential for developing sustainable roofs and improving the building envelope efficiency against the worst thermal flux and bridging.

While many precasters rely on industry-average EPDs to report environmental impact, the EPD generator allows for the creation of EPDs specific to Clark Pacific products.

One Click LCA’s data shows that the carbon reduction potential in construction projects is higher when sustainability is considered from the start.

On December 11th at the 20th Annual Green Gala, the USGBC California community will honor movers and shakers from across the state’s green building industry during the 14th Annual California Green Building Awards and Community Awards. 

LEED v5 maintains the same familiar structure of prerequisites and credits, cataloged into broad-based categories. The four certification levels remain. However, one major structural change in LEED v5 is that every prerequisite and credit has been harmonized around three impact categories: decarbonization, quality of life, and ecological conservation and restoration.

Here are some key trends shaping the future of design and construction, focusing on improving productivity, sustainability, and client satisfaction.

The panels support higher Indoor Environmental Quality (IEQ) by enabling improved thermal comfort and are part of the Armstrong® Total Acoustics® product portfolio, offering enhanced sound-blocking and sound-absorption performance.

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.

At the event, Dow discussed why reducing embodied carbon in building materials such as silicones is important for reducing greenhouse gases, how key elements of the PAS 2060 standard help ensure verified carbon neutrality and more.