Companies setting science based targets in the building sector face formidable challenges due to the long value chain. Mike Scott reports on a WBCSD initiative to come up with a systems-level approach to cutting...
Wood has the ability to act as a carbon sink and therefore holds a great potential in the transition towards a low-carbon construction industry. How? Well, here are 25 examples across the value chain...
Technological advancements of the modern world have given individuals immense access to knowledge. However, with this access and the ability to share it comes the noise of billions of voices. This digital fog of...
building materials (general) / construction / design / publication
by RM_01 · Published April 4, 2019
Together with its members, UKGBC has produced a circular economy guidance for construction clients, which provides comprehensive practical guidance to support construction clients who want to ask for circular principles in their project briefs...
building materials (general) / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / publication / research
by RM_01 · Published April 4, 2019
Carbon accounting practices need improvements, may misdirect efforts to reduce emissions Construction practices, policies, building and energy codes and other regulations need to change if Canada is to meaningfully reduce GHGs from the building...
building materials (general) / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / steel
by RM_01 · Published March 31, 2019
Sustainability megatrends are shaping our world. In particular climate change, scarcity of resources, and demographic shifts. This is feeding into societal expectations which in turn drives policy frameworks and legislation. What does this mean...
Guy Eames is chairman of the Russian Green Building Council (RUGBC), director of Planet 2030, and a master of climate change and sustainable development. For the past ten of his 30 years of working...
The wonderful world of superlatively tall wood buildings has just gained its newest title-holding champion in the form of Mjøstårnet (Mjøsa Tower), a handsome timber high-rise in the Norwegian town of Brumunddal topping out...
building materials (general) / construction / deconstruction / policy / recycling
by RM_01 · Published March 24, 2019
Nicht nur die große Wohnungsnachfrage treibt Preise und Mieten in die Höhe. Schuld ist auch die Rohstoffknappheit. Selbst bei Sand und Kies gibt es bereits Engpässe. Die Zukunft des Bauens kommt in Dutzenden verschiedenen...
Recycled construction materials provide an emerging business opportunity for today’s construction contractors. Here’s how you can make your company more environmentally friendly, while gaining an edge on the competition. Why it Matters When most...
Concrete, fuel or chemicals from CO2 – three companies from Canada, Norway and Germany have been awarded a new innovation prize for these groundbreaking ideas. They accepted the award from the renowned nova-Institut on...
In the world of technology, buildings and architectural designs are largely made of steel works with great and fantastic models. Metal pros and manufacturers are still producing the best of all steel products to...
Be-Smart is an EU research project focusing on the deployment of building-integrated photovoltaics, in response to near zero-energy EU regulations for new buildings. What is building-integrated photovoltaics? According to the École polytechnique fédérale de Lausanne...
The Architects Journal asked leaders in the sustainability field what immediate steps architects could take towards achieving a zero-carbon built environment in the near future 1) The default position should always be to retrofit...
Digital building technologies can help to save money. But in the long run, they’re not always environmentally friendly. The building sector is responsible for roughly a third of the world’s consumption of energy and...
architecture / construction / design / Life Cycle Assessment LCA / research
by RM_01 · Published March 12, 2019
Creating Buildings with Positive Impacts is designed to do what its title says. It is a guide for every property owner, investor, developer, builder, or planner to create a beneficial footprint in the Circular...
In the past two weeks, The Rockefeller Foundation published a series of articles and opinion pieces in The Guardian under an initiative called Concrete Week. The stated objective was to “celebrate the aesthetic and...
This is an entirely new approach to construction, a more ethical and sustainable one. It involves predicting changes in usage, and the reversibility of a building after construction The aim is to be able...
The University of Bath is testing a number of waste materials to assess their thermal performance as potential materials for insulating buildings. This collaborative project between the University of Bath, University of Brighton, UniLaSalle...
Abstract The design process in which existing materials are reused or which aims to enable future reuse of building elements differs significantly from a standard design trajectory. Working with construction waste requires material tests,...
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