Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

These alternatives are known as Supplementary Cementitious Materials (SCM) and can be blended with cement to achieve a lower carbon footprint than traditional concrete. The most widely used SCMs derive from industrial waste; however, a host of more promising and more long-term alternatives are already in development and being trialled.

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Corporate Knights

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

The 28-year-old climate-action instructor and sustainable-operations manager was hoping for a blissful escape before the new academic year. There’s a lot of work to be done to advance the circular economy and ensure that we are moving away from a linear ‘take-make-waste’ system.” Clearly, he chose wisely.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 31, 2022

To begin, there’s the embodied carbon in the building’s construction and component materials – labs typically use large amounts of concrete, steel and glass. There’s also the matter of operational carbon, which looms especially large in labs that run 24/7 and must meet strict scientific protocols.

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3BL Media

MARCH 10, 2025

In an effort to maximize the efficient use of materials for construction and minimize waste, Saint-Gobain plans to repurpose many of the currently viable structures on the campus, utilizing repurposed materials to further reduce embodied carbon emissions on site through circular practices. "We

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