New Data Helps Optimize Material Selection and Reduce Embodied Carbon in Commercial and Industrial Buildings
Choosing low embodied carbon building materials is a strategy that can reduce the environmental impact of the built environment to help create a more sustainable
Combating Climate Change by Reducing Embodied Energy in the Built Environment
The building and construction industry is a significant consumer of non-renewable energy resources and is contributing to changing the earth’s environment in damaging
Climate Change and the Need for Resiliency in the Built Environment
The industry needs to meet the challenges of climate change by incorporating climate projections into infrastructure design, investment and appraisal criteria, and
New Efforts to Fight Construction’s Impact on Climate Change
In the fight against climate change, efforts are intensifying against the planet’s number one enemy: CO2.
The Construction Industry Should Be Ready to Adapt to Stretch and Reach Codes
Stretch and reach codes are an effective way to exact real change in reducing energy demand and greenhouse gas emissions. The construction industry should be prepared
Three Steps to Take to Become a Net-Zero Energy Company
Many contractors are familiar with the steps it takes to build a more energy-efficient building. Fewer have worked on zero energy buildings, which derive 100 percent
How to Mitigate the Construction Industry’s Effects on Climate Change
The building sector was responsible for 44 percent of U.S. carbon dioxide emissions in 2010 due to greenfield development, cement production and the burning of fossil