Renewable Energy World

OCTOBER 14, 2021

By the same year, the UK Government aims to have reached net zero. But operational carbon must not be forgotten as so much of the work to reach net-zero depends on the retrofitting of existing buildings. Operational carbon accounts for more than a quarter (28%) of global greenhouse gas emissions.

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3BL Media

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Replacing a small, remote and nondescript building from the 1980s, the 13,000-square-foot environmental learning center is one of the first net zero energy buildings—certified by the International Living Future Institute —in the state, demonstrating net zero energy design is possible even in cold Minnesota winters.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 19, 2023

Around three quarters of real estate fund mangers globally have introduced net zero policies with around half publishing net zero commitments and implementing net zero targets, suggesting a growing alignment of the sector with the goals of the Paris Agreement.

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Chris Hall

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Embodied carbon identified in latest GRESB real estate benchmark results as major gap in net zero plans. The announcement coincides with real estate reports that paint a mixed of the industry’s efforts to better incorporate environmental and social factors, including transitioning to net zero by 2050.

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Envirotec Magazine

DECEMBER 9, 2022

Rob Jenkinson is Net Zero Program Manager at Swedish bearing and seal manufacturing firm SKF. Reaching Net Zero operations by 2050 will require huge changes in industrial practices – such as how we use energy and source raw materials – but despite all the challenges, the target is achievable writes Rob Jenkinson.

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Sustainability Matters

AUGUST 31, 2023

In October this year the new Sustainable Buildings State Environmental Planning Policy will require architects and developers in NSW to start measuring the embodied carbon in their designs as Australia seeks to transition to a low-carbon built environment. What is embodied carbon?

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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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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

The International Energy Agency has outlined that 50% of all existing buildings need to be net zero by 2040, increasing to 85% by 2050. Buildings are responsible for 40% of EU energy consumption and 36% of the bloc’s energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 27, 2022

Simon Richards writes about how the construction industry is taking the lead ahead of the Government when it comes to setting targets to achieve net zero in the industry. The UK Government have set a legal requirement for the UK to be Net-Zero Carbon (NZC) by 2050.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 11, 2024

The letter emphasizes the need for governments and business to double down on transformative policies and collaboration for the transition to net-zero emissions by 2050. The faster we transition to a low-carbon economy, the more we safeguard our planet to ensure a sustainable future for all.”

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 31, 2024

Businesses around the world are continuing to focus on sustainability in the race to net zero carbon emissions, and building construction and operations are critical areas where Australia can make significant contributions. Meanwhile, microgrids that run on renewables can power buildings cleanly with greater resilience.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 25, 2022

Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050 is impossible without urgent changes to national planning policy, analysis by CPRE, the countryside charity, appears to have found. No other local authority has a plan to hit net zero. Housing, transport, business and industry generate 62% of our carbon emissions.

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Sustainability Matters

FEBRUARY 19, 2023

Researchers from UNSW Sydney have developed an online resource that provides a pathway to achieving ‘whole of life’ net zero carbon for Australian buildings by 2040. Meanwhile, embodied carbon footprints, which are accrued before a building is even constructed, have usually been overlooked by the industry.

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3BL Media

SEPTEMBER 26, 2024

Under his leadership, Trane Technologies has launched several groundbreaking initiatives, including the company’s comprehensive 2030 Sustainability Commitments , the Gigaton Challenge - the largest customer-facing commitment to combat climate change - and a pledge to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050.

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3BL Media

JULY 26, 2022

Reducing Embodied Carbon. For WSP and most of its clients and stakeholders, interest in mass timber is being driven primarily by a concern for reducing embodied carbon in buildings. To view the firm’s Embodied Carbon Action Plan, click here. [To Industry groups and professional organizations in the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

JULY 11, 2023

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.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 5, 2024

Cement producer Cement Australia, in conjunction with concrete supplier Holcim, is using GreenCem low-carbon cement technology for the first time for a commercial construction project in Adelaide. The new technology replaces general purpose cement with up to 80% fly ash and/or slag.

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3BL Media

NOVEMBER 20, 2023

“As we continue taking bold, innovative action to decarbonize our entire value chain, this milestone highlights another remarkable step on our journey toward a net-zero future,” said Keith Sultana, senior vice president, global integrated supply chain, Trane Technologies.

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Corporate Knights

AUGUST 12, 2022

“To achieve the approved sustainable travel badge,” the survey notes, “each hotel has to share their carbon emissions, water consumption, food consumption and waste, animal welfare, and many other environmental factors.”. In the green building industry, net-zero is a building that produces as much energy as it uses.

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3BL Media

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

While statistics reveal some progress, the pace of carbon reduction is not proceeding rapidly enough. C, we must halve emissions by the end of this decade and reach net zero by 2050. Although every building is unique, retrofitting an existing building versus building a new design can cut lifetime carbon emissions in half.

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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

MARCH 29, 2024

Technology’s role in ESG strategy As the case for reaching net zero takes precedence across the commercial property sector, there’s been increasing demand for ESG solutions amongst clients, investors and tenants. “We We're now starting to talk about water efficiency, waste, embodied carbon, and nature repair.

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Envirotec Magazine

JUNE 10, 2021

Kyoto Protocol agreed to use as a benchmark for their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and 2050, the year many countries set as their target for carbon net zero. Launched in March this year, the drive to decarbonise industry forms a major part of the UK’s journey to 2050 net zero.

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3BL Media

JANUARY 25, 2022

Reaffirms its commitment to strengthening emissions pathways and carbon reduction efforts to achieve net zero goal by 2030. CDL will strengthen its emissions pathways and carbon reduction efforts to achieve its net zero target by 2030.

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ESG Today

MARCH 20, 2024

Steel manufacturer Nucor Corporation announced today that it has signed an agreement with Mercedes-Benz to supply low-embodied carbon steel for the automaker’s production plant in Tuscaloosa, Alabama.

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3BL Media

JUNE 26, 2024

Certified buildings are third-party verified after a 12-month performance period to be energy efficient, combustion-free (or actively phasing out combustion), powered by renewables, and built with lower embodied carbon than typical buildings.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

The planned facility will be able to produce aluminium extrusion billet with less embodied carbon. This material can then be used to make various new metal parts. The facility will also use post-consumer metals, replacing the conventional primary based supply and greatly reducing emissions.

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Sustainable Development Network

AUGUST 29, 2023

The Net Zero on Campus: From Principles to Action initiative, a collaborative effort between SDSN, the Climateworks Centre, and Monash University, aims to facilitate the sharing of lessons and resources to accelerate the decarbonization of university campuses around the world.

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 21, 2023

million) in a Series A funding round, aimed at supporting the acceleration of net zero in the construction industry. Buildings and real estate are significant contributors to the global climate challenge, accounting for nearly 40% of carbon emissions, according to the International Energy Agency and UN Environment Programme.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 21, 2022

One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach . Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative .

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ESG Today

NOVEMBER 23, 2023

Cement production, a key ingredient in concrete, accounts for approximately 8% of global carbon dioxide emissions, with over 900 kg of CO2 emissions generated for every 1000 kg of material produced. Concrete is the world’s most utilized construction material with approximately 30 billion tons poured each year.

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3BL Media

APRIL 6, 2022

DESCRIPTION: One of 44 global signatories to pledge to WorldGBC’s Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment covering a whole life carbon emissions approach. Raised Scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions intensity reduction target to 63% from new baseline year 2016, validated by Science Based Targets initiative.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 27, 2022

The announcement is the latest in a series of moves announced by Amazon over the past several years, aimed at achieving its goal to reach net zero emissions across its operations by 2040. The ILFI certification is the first worldwide Zero Carbon third party certification standard.

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Sustainability Matters

JANUARY 16, 2024

Cundall has created a glossary of the decarbonisation and sustainability terms most commonly used in finance, property, design and construction in an attempt to demystify the language around net zero and ESG requirements in the urban environment. Part of this commitment is to collaborate with clients to accelerate the transition.

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ESG Today

FEBRUARY 22, 2024

million in a seed round aimed at scaling its Direct Air Capture (DAC) carbon removal solution. DAC technology, listed by the IEA as a key carbon removal option in the transition to a net-zero energy system, extracts CO2 directly from the atmosphere for use as a raw material or permanently removed when combined with storage.

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Sustainability Matters

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

Sustainability reporting can provide a competitive advantage The proactive stance of data centre operators towards achieving net-zero climate goals reflects a broader shift in business attitudes toward sustainability. Vendors need to commit to reducing the embodied carbon of their product portfolio.

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3BL Media

JUNE 26, 2024

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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