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The Potential of Utility Collaboration for a Greener Future

A recent study conducted by the Stanford Woods Institute for the Environment’s Climate and Energy Policy Program makes the case for combining gas and electric utilities and implementing coordinated planning to improve the efficiency and economy of the shift to zero-carbon buildings.

1 Oct 2024

CarbonBuilt and Meta Join Forces to Reduce Concrete Industry Carbon Footprint

CarbonBuilt today announced a collaboration with Meta to accelerate adoption of its technology and significantly reduce emissions in the hard-to-abate concrete industry.

26 Sep 2024

Nature Focus to Deploy Hyphen Global’s Real-Time Greenhouse Gas Monitoring Solution Across 1 Million Acres & 12 Conservation Projects in the Americas and Asia

Nature Focus, the leading project developer for global indigenous-led conservation projects has selected Hyphen Global AG’s world leading real-time atmospheric-based digital monitoring, reporting, and verification (aMRV) solutions to be deployed across one million acres of its global Afforestation, Reforestation and Restoration (ARR), improved land management and conservation projects, starting in Q1 2025.

From Nature Focus 25 Sep 2024

What Roofers Need to Know About the New SuDS Rules

With the implementation of Schedule 3 from the Flood and Water Management Act anticipated this year, roofing contractors will increasingly be required to install sustainable drainage systems (SuDS).

From ACO Technologies 17 Sep 2024

The ITC and AIMPLAS recycle fired ceramic tile waste for the construction industry

The RECERCO Project has confirmed that it is possible to recover this waste, which currently goes to landfill, to manufacture new tiles, as well as composites for shutter profiles and urban furniture. The companies Neos...

From AIMPLAS 12 Sep 2024

Innovative MIT Spinout Creates Sustainable Cement with Zero CO2 Emissions

While today's cement is made through extremely high temperatures in a kiln, ancient Romans didn't have that option. Still, anyone who's been to Rome recently will tell you that ancient cement seems to have held up just fine.

9 Aug 2024

Rutgers Secures $16M for Climate Resilience Projects in New Jersey’s Coastal Cities

Rutgers University researchers will lead several components of a $72.5 million federal initiative to fortify New Jersey's coast against climate change and extreme weather events. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration awarded the grant to the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection for the Building a Climate Ready New Jersey program.

7 Aug 2024