To initiate change of any kind, one must first be aware of the problem at hand. In the construction industry –which is responsible for 39% of global greenhouse gas emissions and countless other ...

As builders grow more interested in sustainable practices and certifications, they’re turning their attention to products with life cycle assessments (LCAs). An LCA offers building design teams a ...

The latest IPCC climate report, for the first time, accounted for concrete carbonation in the global emissions inventory, which is important because the built environment represents a quantifiable ...

[The following article is an excerpt from “Aluminium Recyclability and Recycling: Towards Sustainable Cities,” written by Michael Stacey and published by Cwningen Press in 2015. The document can be ...

All human activities affect the environment. Some are less impactful, some much, much more. According to the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), the construction sector is responsible for up to ...