How EllisDon Is Advancing Its Green Building Practices
The Ontario-based employee-owned construction services company has taken several fascinating measures to drastically reduce its emissions by 2030
Green Building Revolution: Transforming Construction with Sustainable Materials, Innovations
As sustainable practices redefine construction, innovations in materials like green concrete and renewable resources are driving a transformative shift toward greener buildings
Can Scrap Tires Make Buildings More Earthquake Resistant?
A project at the University of Edinburgh aims to find out (from 2020)
Technology Advancements in Green Building
A plethora of emerging technologies is helping the construction industry improve its sustainability outlook
Transforming Waste Management: The TRUE Certification Initiative in Construction
In the quest for sustainable construction practices, Total Resource Use and Efficiency (TRUE) leads the charge in reshaping the industry’s approach to waste management
5 Key Trends in the Future of Green Building
More demand for sustainable buildings, along with innovations in green technology and materials, will accelerate interest in the construction industry’s sustainable future
Can ‘Hempcrete’ Be Part of Construction’s Sustainability Solution?
Traditional building products such as steel and concrete are construction’s ‘tried and tested’ materials, yet they come with a significant environmental cost. Can ‘hempcrete,’ a concrete-like product made from the hemp plant, help the industry elevate its sustainability efforts?
Can Climate Proofing Structures Help Reverse Climate Change?
With the built environment such a prominent source of carbon emissions, it is vital that the industry recognizes the urgent need to ‘climate proof’ homes and other built assets and infrastructure.
Building Climate Resilience into Construction
By combining future-focused climate data with the latest building science, the industry can adapt the built environment for a planet of extremes
The Case for Concrete
The ubiquitous material can help address the housing shortage and sustainability
Greenwashing: What Construction Needs to Avoid – And Why
Greenwashing – the act of claiming environmental credentials for a product or project that are unjustified or outright untrue – has no place in the construction sector. Creating sustainable developments through investment in people, materials and delivery practices, plus supporting evidence to corroborate such claims, is the way forward.
Turner Construction Produces a Bold Initial Measurement of Embodied Carbon
Carbon tied up in building materials makes up the largest source of construction emissions—but difficulties quantifying it make reducing the industry’s carbon footprint tough
Is a Fossil-Free Jobsite Possible?
A zero-emission jobsite, with no fossil fuel consumption, means the construction industry has to create a zero-emission construction fleet. It is not as big a stretch as it initially sounds
How One Nonprofit Is Expanding the ‘Passive Construction’ Movement
Passive construction relies on design principles aimed at attaining high levels of energy efficiency while also creating comfortable indoor living spaces
Reimagining Home with Regenerative AI Tools
To create a more desirable future, how should homes, neighborhoods and cities evolve? The SPACE10 Research and Design Lab launched a global competition to find out
