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Trane Technologies Delivers Leading Business and Sustainability Performance by Reducing Customers’ Energy Use and Carbon Emissions

3BL Media

While demand for our sustainable solutions and manufacturing needs have increased, weve simultaneously reduced carbon emissions and environmental impacts in our operations, said Mauro Atalla, Chief Technology & Sustainability Officer of Trane Technologies. Were setting the standard for whats possible in sustainable innovation.

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Material Selection for Supply Chain Decarbonization

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At Trane Technologies, our approach to circularity centers on a system that maintains the utility of products, materials and resources for as long as possible - while minimizing waste. Aluminum is a key material in our HVAC products but it is also a carbon-intensive element of our supply chain.

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Embodied carbon vs operational carbon: What’s the difference, and why does it matter?

Renewable Energy World

Understanding the difference between embodied and operational carbon is crucial when planning and designing greener alternatives for your buildings. Embodied carbon is all the CO2 emitted in the production of the building. In the case of rebuilds, demolition adds to the embodied carbon of a site.

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Saint-Gobain Achieves 49% Waste Reduction at Roofing Facility in Shreveport, Louisiana

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Saint-Gobain North America, through its building materials subsidiary CertainTeed Roofing, has achieved a 49% reduction in landfill waste over the past year at its Shreveport site through the building of a new recycling area at the facility.

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Bearing and seal maker shares net-zero manufacturing journey

Envirotec Magazine

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. The manufacturing sector is a major generator of the emissions that cause rising temperatures. As such, it has an ethical imperative to adopt practices that lead to carbon neutrality. This is a tough challenge. Raw materials.

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SA project uses Cement Australia's low-carbon tech

Sustainability Matters

Cement Australia CEO Rob Davies said GreenCem reduced embodied carbon dioxide by 30% without compromising the strength of the concrete compared with other GP cement products. The low-carbon cement is being used in the construction of the City of Port Adelaide Enfield’s Yitpi Yartapuultiku Cultural Centre. Images: Supplied.

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Saint-Gobain Achieves Core Living Building Ready Designation From the International Living Future Institute for CertainTeed Innovation Malvern Renovation

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The milestone comes as Saint-Gobain continues to successfully execute its Grow and Impact strategy, which includes ambitious environmental sustainability goals such as reducing the company’s consumption of energy and water, and achieving net-zero carbon manufacturing by 2050.