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Leading on Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

or less in line with the Paris Agreement, it is essential to decarbonize our economy by 2050. And there is no decarbonizing our economy without decarbonizing buildings. Trane Technologies moves to reduce embodied carbon Trane Technologies has announced a commitment to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030.

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SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production

GreenBiz

Decarbonizing steel has a chicken or the egg problem. And right now, there isn’t enough demand for decarbonized steel for manufacturers to justify investing several millions of dollars into lower-carbon steel facilities. SteelZero commitments represent a new era in heavy manufacturing production. Jesse Klein.

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Trane Technologies Moves to Reduce Embodied Carbon by 40% by 2030

3BL Media

September 23, 2024 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced a commitment to reduce embodied carbon by 40% by 2030, an industry first. Buildings are currently responsible for 40% of global energy related carbon emissions.

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AWS Signs Deal for Fossil Free Steel for Data Center with SSAB

ESG Today

AWS has worked with various companies in its supply chain to ensure that 70% of the structural steel used in several of its data centers in Sweden are derived from scrap-EAF sources, resulting in 10,000 fewer tons of embodied carbon emissions, the company said.

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Where are they now? Catch up with 30 Under 30 alumni

GreenBiz

And, if you want to consult those lists in their entirety, here are the links: 2016 , 2017 , 2018 and 2019. Holly Beale (2019). We are using the newly developed Embodied Carbon for Construction Calculator (EC3) to support low-carbon procurement on structural steel, piles, rebar and concrete. HY William Chan (2019).

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Green building labels need a renovation

Corporate Knights

Today, the owner faces steep fines because the building’s carbon emissions exceed the cap established by a 2019 New York City bylaw known as Local Law 97. As of 2019, the USGBC had issued 100,000 LEED building certifications for commercial projects. Just 12 years ago, a New York developer erected a US$1.8-billion

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

3BL Media

Created by The International Living Future Institute in 2019 as the starting point of its Living Building Challenge, Core Certification recognizes projects on a journey toward fully regenerative building practices. The Group’s commitment is guided by its purpose, “MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER HOME”.