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Trane Technologies Named to Corporate Knights’ 2025 Global 100

3BL Media

SWORDS, Ireland, January 22, 2025 /3BL/ - Trane Technologies (NYSE:TT), a global climate innovator, has been recognized in Corporate Knights 2025 Global 100 ranking.

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Toronto is the latest city to crackdown on carbon-heavy building materials

Corporate Knights

But in the last two or three years, mounting awareness around the carbon intensity of garden-variety materials such as cement, concrete, steel, glass and aluminum has moved the concept of “embodied carbon" from a somewhat obscure preoccupation of green designers to the planning mainstream. may be missing the mark.

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

3BL Media

today unveiled CarbonLow™, a new line of low-carbon gypsum wallboard to be sold in Canada starting in 2025. The lower embodied carbon wallboard will offer new solutions to architects to achieve building decarbonization in their designs, while requiring no change to standard installation procedures for contractors.

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

ESG Today

The main data center buildings are due for completion by mid-2025. 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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SFF 2025 Education Program – Building Legacy: Sustainability Through Reuse

Green Technology

As climate change drives innovation in design, building reuse emerges as a powerful solution to reduce embodied carbon, honor cultural heritage, and craft modern spaces for todays needs. Youll discover how reuse can revitalize projects, lower environmental impact, and support a circular economy.

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CEFC invests $100 million in affordable, greener housing

Sustainability Matters

Consistent with the International Energy Agencys zero carbon buildings approach , homes built through the strategy aim to be energy efficient, fully electric and capable of being powered by renewables while driving reductions in embodied carbon.

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SFF 2025 Education Program – CALGreen Non-residential Code Updates

Green Technology

We will also review the embodied carbon reduction regulations that went into effect July 1, 2024, with a built-in increase in scope effective January 1, 2026. Awareness of the publication and effective dates of the 2025 CALGreen. Familiarity with the state agencies that propose building standards in CALGreen.