GreenBiz

JANUARY 27, 2021

The program brings together the top steel buyers across the globe — including construction companies, real estate groups and property developers — and challenges them to commit to procuring 100 percent net-zero emissions steel by 2050. Members include Lendlease, Mace Group, Multiplex Construction Europe and WSP UK.

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3BL Media

APRIL 13, 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.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

and around the globe — and across multiple disciplines — are engaging with building developers, other firms in the building trades, industry groups and building officials to spread knowledge and advance best practices for mass timber construction. Reducing Embodied Carbon. Today, WSP staff in the U.S. CLT Panels.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 5, 2024

Fons Wijnhoven, Associate Professor at the University of Twente (Netherlands) , have built a system dynamics model that forecasts diverse scenarios for AI electricity demand, highlighting the path forward for sustainable AI development strategies and policies to mitigate environmental impacts.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 23, 2024

In September, the company became the first in its industry to commit to a 40% reduction in embodied carbon by partnering with material suppliers and incorporating circular design criteria, addressing the significant carbon footprint of buildings.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

On this episode, learn about embodied emissions; carbon embedded in the materials used in the construction of a building. Today, new buildings are increasingly more energy-efficient, which means that the estimated share of embodied carbon throughout the building’s lifecycle are increasing.

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3BL Media

MAY 16, 2024

Our people making a difference is a series featured throughout Owens Corning’s 2023 Sustainability Report. Luckily for us, though, she brought her talents to Owens Corning nearly six years ago, first developing improvements to our shingle materials and more recently as part of our Asphalt team.

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ESG Today

MARCH 1, 2023

Large suppliers to the Government of Canada will be compelled to disclose their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and set targets to reduce them, starting April 1, 2023, according to new standards released today.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 15, 2023

December 15, 2023 /3BL/ - Acclaimed interdisciplinary design firm HGA and Consigli Construction Co., Early in the design process, an HGA structural analysis estimated that a timber frame system would reduce the buildings’ embodied carbon footprint by approximately 75 percent when compared to a traditional steel structure.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 28, 2023

Two-pillar sustainability reporting framework harmonises nine key ESG reporting standards and 14 UN Sustainable Development Goals On track towards achieving its SBTi-validated GHG emissions intensity reduction targets based on a 1.5°C CDL also achieved a 22% reduction in embodied carbon emissions compared to the conventional equivalents.

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3BL Media

APRIL 22, 2024

Also in July, Saint-Gobain announced the opening of a new CertainTeed Architectural facility in Conyers, Georgia, which will be co-located with finishing partner QPC, allowing the company to drastically reduce the distance products must travel to finalize production, reducing carbon emissions by over 50 million pounds per year.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 6, 2024

Advancing sustainability In order to avoid the most destructive effects of climate change, the world must reduce carbon emissions, and the built environment has a huge role to play. Trane Technologies innovates to develop heating and cooling technology that reduces emissions, and we are an important part of the solution.

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Corporate Knights

JUNE 24, 2024

Officials from the India Meteorological Department attributed the length of the unrelenting heat wave, ironically, to what is commonly seen as a marker of urban “development”: a boom in (heat-trapping) high-rises. B y the middle of April, Mumbai had recorded its highest temperature of the last 15 years, approaching 40°C.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

SWORDS, Ireland, November 30, 2023 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, will underscore the critical need for adoption of new and existing solutions at scale, accelerated climate policy and transparent emissions reporting during COP28 in Dubai, November 30 – December 12.

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ESG Today

MAY 16, 2024

While Microsoft has set a goal to reduce Scope 3 emissions by more than half by 2030 compared to 2020, the company reported that Scope 3 emissions in 2023 were actually more than 30% higher than in 2020. But, even more, we reflect the challenges the world must overcome to develop and use greener concrete, steel, fuels, and chips.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 3, 2024

The project, which was honored as a top sustainability initiative for Saint-Gobain North America in 2023, is part of the company’s continued efforts to implement its global Grow and Impact strategy. billion in sales in 2023 160,000 employees, locations in 76 countries Committed to achieving net zero carbon emissions by 2050

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 29, 2023

The finalists were selected from over 400 applications and 63 countries in spring 2023, and presented their ideas to an international jury of experts at the SET Tech Festival. The winners of the 2023 Start Up Energy Transition Award are: Clean Energy & Storage Energy Dome S.p.A.,

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

SWORDS, Ireland, November 20, 2023 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE: TT), a global climate innovator, today announced a significant milestone for its industry-leading, sustainable climate solutions – with more than one million HVAC units with low-carbon steel shipped to homeowners and commercial customers across the U.S.

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Green Technology

JANUARY 25, 2023

Save the date for this years Forum which is being held in Sacramento, California on May 18, 2023. CLICK HERE to Register to Attend The post Sustainable Facilities Forum 2023 first appeared on Green Technology. Exhibits Discover dozens of green products and services all in one place.

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3BL Media

DECEMBER 19, 2024

1 The project, which was honored as a top sustainability initiative for Saint-Gobain North America in 2023, is part of the companys continued efforts to implement its global Grow and Impact strategy. In October, Saint-Gobain announced CarbonLow TM , a new wallboard line that will contain up to 60% less embodied carbon.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 14, 2023

During the launch phase of the program, IWBI is partnering with leading architects, builders, developers, operators and owners - such as Assembly OSM - to transform the global residential market to make healthier and more resilient homes more accessible to more people in more places.

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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.

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3BL Media

AUGUST 14, 2023

August 14, 2023 /3BL/ - Thanks to efforts by prominent Black social impact developers Pastor Clinton Bush and his brother, Anthony B. The longtime Jacksonville residents are co-architects of this innovative compact master plan development approach to community health, which they have recently pioneered in Philadelphia. “I

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3BL Media

MAY 1, 2024

Fritz Mason, president of Georgia-Pacific’s lumber business, says that’s because the company saw the potential long-term value of developing the capabilities required to serve customers in this growing new market, even if that means disrupting the typical ways they operate. The last mass timber beam for 619 Ponce was placed in June of 2023.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Visit corporateknights.com in April 2023 to nominate any change agents under 30 that you think should be considered for next year’s list. Mark Soberman 29, Vienna, Austria director of research & development, Evanesce Mark Soberman says he’s always been sensitive to the impact of human activity on the natural world.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

And more recently a cross industry working group led by BBP, BRE, the Carbon Trust, CIBSE, IStructE, LETI, RIBA, RICS, and UKGBC have joined forces to champion a NZC building standard which looks to develop a single agreed methodology to develop NZC built assets in line with our nation’s climate targets.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Overall, average GRESB scores for real estate increased by a point to 75 for the Standing Investments Benchmark and to 83 (from 81) in the Development Benchmark. Average scores for assets increased by four points to 83 and for funds by one point to 83.

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Sustainability Matters

JUNE 27, 2023

According to Beresford, the Steel Sustainability Australia certification program was developed in response to increased demand for a sustainable and decarbonised construction industry. The Safeguard Mechanism (Crediting) Amendment Bill 2023 was passed on 31 March 2023, which requires emitters to adhere to harsher emissions reduction targets.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 4, 2023

Herewith, a sampling of what 2023 may have to offer in the world of green buildings. . Similarly, urban intensification, which reduces transportation-related carbon, also tends to drive up the use of carbon-intensive materials, like concrete, steel and glass. . Green ‘proptech’. Circular construction.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 8, 2022

Going forward, it will include lifecycle assessment of materials employed in the construction phase as part of the development design as a way of reducing embodied carbon, waste and pollution. Commercial operations at the farm are expected to commence in Q4 2023. The project has a generation capacity of 29.5

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Whether they call themselves activists, engineers, lawyers, entrepreneurs, innovators or community builders, Corporate Knights’ 2023 30 Under 30 sustainability leaders have one thing in common: they’re all agents of change. There is a $4-trillion annual gap in addressing the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by 2030.

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3BL Media

MARCH 5, 2024

In 2023, the hiring rate for green talent in the U.S. The key question now is how best to ensure the development of green skills across the workforce to meet employer needs at this moment and in the coming years,” said LinkedIn Co-Founder Allen Blue. peaked at 44% above the overall hiring rate.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 2, 2022

Thu, 01/12/2023 - 11:15. The industry is currently taking a hard look at its environmental impact and we’re seeing widespread support in biotech and pharma for sustainable development goals. In some cases, disposable components of single-use technology can be reused for test runs and in research and development. Type of Content.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

16, 3:00pm AZT, livestream available Broadening the Benefits of Clean Energy – Community Engagement and Next Generation Workforce Development: Nov. 16, 3:00pm AZT, livestream available Broadening the Benefits of Clean Energy – Community Engagement and Next Generation Workforce Development: Nov.

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ESG Today

MARCH 6, 2025

Fund manager and property owner Areim announced it has a 450 million (USD$485 million) capital raise for its Areim DC Fund to support the development of sustainable data centers in Nordic countries, bringing the funds total raised capital to 900 million (USD $971 million).

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 3, 2025

At some point this year, a Quebec-based factory will begin producing a product that will fly under the radar of most new years trend forecasts: a form of drywall with 60% less embodied carbon emissions than the conventional form, marking a first in North America.

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