Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

When you think about all the embodied carbon in the concrete that gets knocked down or landfilled and doesn’t get recycled, it’s hugely destructive and very environmentally unfriendly.” Even in climate- and rental-friendly jurisdictions, like Germany, the payback on energy retrofits is difficult to realize. “We

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 25, 2024

There are two key things to focus on when talking about the existing buildings: 1) Existing buildings contain a lot of embodied carbon that we cannot afford to waste by demolishing the building. For more information, visit: [link] The post Reaching for net zero in Canada’s built environment appeared first on Corporate Knights.

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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). We aim to inspire, inform, and engage leaders in conversations that catalyze substantial environmental and corporate changes.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

Companies listed on the 2022 Global 100 ranking were selected after a rigorous assessment of over 6,900 companies with more than US$1 billion in revenues – each evaluated on a set of up to 24 Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) indicators relative to their industry peers using publicly available information.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Middaugh noted that Microsoft focuses on metrics around the use of recyclable materials; landfill diversion in terms of solid waste and the construction and demolition waste at its campuses, and an overlapping focus on embodied carbon. And in terms of how we integrate those with the rest of the decision process.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

billion in sales in 2023 160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050 For more information about Saint-Gobain, visit www.saint-gobain.com and follow us on Twitter @ saintgobain Media Contacts Peter Clark (+1) 603 513-8513

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 16, 2024

The platform uses Esri’s GIS (Geographic Information System) technology to support multiple operational areas at the airport, including engineering and environmental services. The system also visualises the estimated embodied carbon of built assets. Embodied carbon insights.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Both projects will also be all-electric, are targeting Passive House (PHIUS) certifications, and utilize building systems and constructions that reduce embodied carbon by up to 38%, reflecting Assembly’s philosophy that truly sustainable buildings should support both people and the planet. More information on WELL can be found here.

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3BL Media

JUNE 26, 2024

In 2024, USGBC is doing a slow-release of LEED v5, which introduces new prerequisites such as "embodied carbon assessment" and "climate resilience assessment" to emphasize upfront environmental impact and long-term adaptability to climate change. Documentation Gather any necessary information for certification.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

The goal is to substantially minimize the use of steel and concrete for the buildings, because those materials significantly increase the embodied carbon of a project -- by up to 75% in some cases, according to a recent article in Architects Journal.

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3BL Media

JULY 10, 2023

Integrating ESG information into asset management strategies has become an increasingly significant priority for companies. To determine the need for asset replacement, businesses assess factors such as vibration, heat issues, and asset life span, considering cost, safety, and ESG criteria.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 8, 2023

Interactive and informative; this is knowledge sharing at its finest.” A new series of workshops on how to calculate circular and carbon metrics for lighting products has been announced by circular lighting expert Recolight. Jago Wickers of LUMINO. The focus is on practical delivery of TM66 and TM65.

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Corporate Knights

APRIL 11, 2025

In line with its Operational Net Zero 2030 target, CDL has reduced its Scope 1 and 2 operational carbon emissions for assets under direct management and operational control by 25% from 2016 levels. It achieved a 38% reduction in Scope 3 embodied carbon in new developments compared with a 2016 baseline. The Group recorded a 52.1%

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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.

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Sustainability Matters

APRIL 21, 2022

Wellbeing and the role of technology in the asset life cycle : Explore the importance of understanding user experience and how this informs the design, modelling, analysis, ratings and ongoing building operation to design spaces that promote occupant wellbeing. Image credit: ©stock.adobe.com/au/jamesteohart.

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Green Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Education sessions will cover best practices, embodied carbon, electric vehicles and infrastructure, CALGreen and Energy Code updates, funding sources, building reuse addressing carbon reduction, whole building lifecycle analysis and more. Very well presented.”

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Green Technology

APRIL 5, 2023

Education sessions will cover best practices, embodied carbon, electric vehicles and infrastructure, CALGreen and Energy Code updates, funding sources, building reuse addressing carbon reduction, whole building lifecycle analysis and more. Very well presented.”

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3BL Media

JULY 12, 2023

This includes a review of local, industry, and policy trends, established corporate sustainability goals and guides, regional priorities and project-specific scope to inform the priorities and metrics appropriate to the project.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 9, 2022

The more information you have about your facility’s utility usage, the more you will be able to determine opportunities for reduction in the future. Buildings contribute to 40% of annual CO2 emissions; a quarter of these emissions are associated with materials and construction , also known as embodied carbon.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

However, it requires a data-driven approach to helping data centre operators identify and categorise emissions from operations and the supply chain, then prioritise efforts to make impactful carbon reductions. Vendors need to commit to reducing the embodied carbon of their product portfolio.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have developed an online resource that provides a pathway to achieving ‘whole of life’ net zero carbon for Australian buildings by 2040. Operational carbon refers to what is required for the building to run once it is built, like energy use in heating or cooling.”

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

These included community engagement programs, an Indigenous-relations roadmap, a sustainable-construction training program, and R&D exploring the powers of life-cycle assessment to reduce the embodied carbon of building projects. “I The group has also helped launch seven circular start-ups.

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Green Technology

OCTOBER 13, 2022

Once the audit is complete, HVAC and plumbing contractors can offer customers conservation information, tips and resources such as upgrading to high-efficiency plumbing fixtures or upgrading homeowners’ HVAC systems with a smart thermostat. Educate customers on sustainability and environmentally-friendly products. Additionally, shop locally.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Funding, planning, and coordination must all point in the same direction: promoting climate resilience in cities by reducing embodied carbon as well as reduced emissions in building operations, and green public transportation and traffic policies.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 13, 2023

It also said that greater clarity is required to ensure there is decision useful information for investors to ensure real estate capital markets can operate effectively and sustainably to mitigate climate change. The post GRE Strategy Targets Real Estate Transition appeared first on ESG Investor.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Here’s the thing: The pre-use manufacturing phase accounts for 70 – 90% of hardware equipment total embodied carbon. Such wastage is amplified by a prevailing strategy to minimise the cost associated with IT disposal rather than find ways of maximising reclamation of components and precious rare earth metals which are in finite supply.

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Martin Brown

MAY 3, 2021

Zoom Regenerative 28 featured Louise Hamot exploring carbon in MEP based on her work, recently published in CIBSE Technical Memorandum 65: Embodied Carbon in building services, and insights from Slovakia with Marián Ontkóc on low or negative carbon building materials, crafts and tutoring. Zoom Regenerative.

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Sustainable Development Network

JANUARY 9, 2020

Cristina Gamboa of the WGBC presented the future of buildings, “By 2030, new buildings, infrastructure and renovations will have at least 40% less embodied carbon, with significant upfront carbon reduction.” As of September 2019, at least 77 countries and 100 cities have committed to net zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

Nucor is North Americas largest steel and steel products producer using a circular scrap-based steelmaking process to make low embodied carbon American made steel. For more information, visit ceres.org and follow @CeresNews. This event is open to the media.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Today he’s the Canada chair of the Carbon Leadership Forum, where he leads a team in empowering the building industry to address an issue it long ignored: the embodied carbon lurking in building materials. Let your stand be the result of your own informed perspective, not just popular sentiment.” Clearly, he chose wisely.

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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. Carbon-neutral chemistry. It opened in 2017, and the excess energy generated will pay back the embodied carbon within its structure within 25 years.

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3BL Media

MARCH 26, 2025

This industry-leading move expands upon the companys existing collaboration with MEP 2040 to reduce carbon emissions and aligns with Trane Technologies ambitious 2030 Sustainability Commitments. Our support of the MEP 2040 Challenge underscores our dedication to reducing emissions and embodied carbon across the built environment in support.

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3BL Media

MAY 8, 2025

For example: Customers who choose Cisco Refresh switches or IP phones can realize at least a 60% reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared to purchasing equivalent new products. Partners (1-Tier and 2-Tier) and Distributors can all access the CCW BOT.

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ESG Today

APRIL 28, 2025

According to the USGBC, the new LEED system was developed with input from thousands of green building professionals, with the organization holding two public comment periods in 2024, and receiving more than 7,000 comments from LEED users globally to inform the final version of the rating system.

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