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Leading on Embodied Carbon

3BL Media

According to the World Business Council on Sustainable Development (WBCSD), in order to limit global warming to 1.5C 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. We set them.

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Tangible Raises $3 Million to Measure, Reduce Carbon Emissions in Building Materials and Construction

ESG Today

Construction decarbonization software startup Tangible announced that it has raised $3 million in a funding round, with proceeds from the funding round aimed at reducing embodied carbon in the construction and real estate industries. Tostar said: Although embodied carbon is still a novel concept in the U.S.,

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Proposed model shows potential for circular practices in construction steel

GreenBiz

Despite the recycling success, however, the steel industry is increasingly facing pressure to decarbonize. Simultaneously, the built environment is working on lowering the embodied carbon of buildings — emissions from the manufacture of building materials — which make up about 11 percent of total global emissions.

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

Corporate Knights

But what makes this development – which includes 12 deeply affordable apartments to be operated by a local non-profit – unusual is that it is hooked into a geo-exchange system. from gas to electricity), slash carbon embodied in building materials (e.g., It’s hugely destructive and very environmentally unfriendly.

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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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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. 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.