Environmental News Bits

SEPTEMBER 7, 2021

Download the document. This guide highlights six key opportunities to reduce embodied carbon in concrete products without compromising financial or material performance. The Concrete Solutions Guide provides a user-friendly overview of proven and scalable solutions to reduce concrete’s contribution to climate change.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

Consumer & Residential: FLOR, for their Carbon Negative Area Rugs. Software & Cloud: Building Transparency for the Embodied Carbon in Construction Calculator (EC3). Products: Business & Infrastructure: Allonnia, for the revolutionary Allonnia 1,4 D-Stroy.

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

From frequently misunderstood terms, such as carbon neutral, embodied carbon and sequestration, through to defining three colours of hydrogen, the glossary is a guide to the jargon that defines net zero carbon and ESG in both policy and practice. The A to Z of NZC glossary can be downloaded here.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Operational carbon refers to what is required for the building to run once it is built, like energy use in heating or cooling.” Operationally carbon-friendly buildings are fully powered from on-site and off-site renewables, which offset the buildings’ carbon emissions. The guide is available for download here.

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

Download our sustainability charrette template to get started or integrate sustainability planning into our project charter phase allows us to work with you to bring creative and innovative solutions to your projects. These can include: Less flexibility in terms of what materials can be used, including the use of sustainable materials (e.g.,

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Although every building is unique, retrofitting an existing building versus building a new design can cut lifetime carbon emissions in half. To meet emissions targets, we must focus on measures with a low carbon footprint, a quick return on upfront emissions, and a low operational profile. So, where do you begin?

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