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Net Zero for EU Real Estate Hinges on EPBD

Chris Hall

It also encouraged the accelerated development of, and transition to, zero-emission building stock. According to the Commission’s definition, a zero-emission building would not generate carbon emissions on-site.

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New report says the building and construction sector can reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050

Envirotec Magazine

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. WorldGBC’s vision to fully decarbonise the sector requires eliminating both operational and embodied carbon emissions.

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Nestlé and Microsoft on financing circular innovations

GreenBiz

Its broader sustainability targets include getting to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050. . Middaugh noted that Microsoft focuses on metrics around the use of recyclable materials; landfill diversion in terms of solid waste and the construction and demolition waste at its campuses, and an overlapping focus on embodied carbon.

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Everything You Need To Know About Green Building Certification

3BL Media

In 2024, USGBC is doing a slow-release of LEED v5, which introduces new prerequisites such as "embodied carbon assessment" and "climate resilience assessment" to emphasize upfront environmental impact and long-term adaptability to climate change.

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The Business Imperatives of Sustainable Buildings

3BL Media

Also, in the context of COP26, many countries have made net zero commitments, generally to be achieved by 2050, which gives us much more certainty about the trajectory of net zero for countries, and by definition the building standards that we and our clients will be working on.

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Healthy Spaces Podcast: Season 4, Episode 11 - Spilling the Tea on Sustainability

3BL Media

The conversation, which was recorded live from the Tea Room of BG Restaurant inside Bergdorf Goodman, explores the collaborations, partnerships and bold initiatives that are helping chart a net-zero future together. Another thing that we're super proud of - our new commitment in terms of reducing embodied carbon by 40 percent by 2030.

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Net zero concrete initiative appraises first year of action

Envirotec Magazine

5 th July marked one year since the launch of ConcreteZero , a global, industry-led initiative to achieve net zero concrete by 2050. Concrete production accounts for 8% of global annual carbon emissions – if it were a country, it would rank somewhere between the US and India in terms of its carbon footprint.