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Leading on Embodied Carbon

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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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Saint-Gobain Canada Unveils CarbonLow™, New Gypsum Wallboard Line with up to 60% Less Embodied Carbon

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today unveiled CarbonLow™, a new line of low-carbon gypsum wallboard to be sold in Canada starting in 2025. With up to 60% less embodied carbon cradle-to-gate than traditional alternatives, CarbonLow™ will allow contractors and homeowners to utilize the quality CertainTeed solutions they trust, while reducing their environmental footprint.

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The rental market has a carbon problem - here's how to solve it

Corporate Knights

Some landlords have struggled to comply with strict decarbonization regulations cropping up in jurisdictions like British Columbia and California, among them building code requirements to “fuel switch” (i.e., from gas to electricity), slash carbon embodied in building materials (e.g.,

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2022 CALGreen Intervening Code Cycle: Reducing California’s Embodied Carbon

Green Technology

Forum Floorplan Advisory Board Register to Attend 2022 CALGreen Intervening Code Cycle: Reducing California’s Embodied Carbon The Division of the State Architect will present the 2022 California Green Building Standards Code (CALGreen) proposals to reduce embodied carbon in construction materials.

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Green building labels need a renovation

Corporate Knights

But in the past few years, some governments have stepped into this breach by cranking up their sleepy old building codes as a means of driving decarbonization. Some point to the fact that one way to achieve Passive House certification is to use a lot of petrochemical-based insulation, which drives up embodied carbon.

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Trane Technologies Delivers on Low-Carbon Steel Commitment With 1M+ Sustainable HVAC Systems

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steel manufacturers , the company’s low-carbon steel products – which include high-efficiency heat pumps and air conditioners – are enabling emission reductions in homes, schools, data centers and hospitals. “As Less than one year after Trane Technologies established groundbreaking purchase agreements with two major U.S.

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Trane Technologies Calls for Accelerated Climate Action, Increased Transparency at COP28

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Accelerating decarbonization requires not only innovation, but also advocating for policies that remove barriers and support adoption at scale,” said Scott Tew, vice president of Sustainability, Trane Technologies. As the window for limiting global warming to 1.5°C