Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Green Bond proceeds require achieving a minimum 20% reduction in upfront carbon emissions through the adaptive reuse of existing buildings (i.e., avoiding demolition and construction) where appropriate, and the use of low embodied carbon construction practices in major refurbishments and new construction.

Green Bonds 52

Green Bonds Embodied Carbon Net Zero Decarbonize 52

3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

To begin, there’s the embodied carbon in the building’s construction and component materials – labs typically use large amounts of concrete, steel and glass. It opened in 2017, and the excess energy generated will pay back the embodied carbon within its structure within 25 years.

Decarbonize 130

Decarbonize Net Zero Embodied Carbon Waste 130

Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The 28-year-old climate-action instructor and sustainable-operations manager was hoping for a blissful escape before the new academic year. Instead, I found myself in the thick of climate change’s brutal reality,” she says. The producers shared with me how climate change affected their crops and lives.

Net Zero 353

Net Zero Waste Climate Change Development 353