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Sustainability

Underwater bike parking garage Amsterdam

Go Inside the World’s First Underwater Bicycle Parking Garage

ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

The global capital of biking, Amsterdam, continues its emphasis on two-wheeled, manual transportation with a one-of-a-kind parking structure

Natural Building Materials in Construction

Columbia Professor Takes a Down-to-Earth Approach to Building Materials

ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

At the Natural Materials Lab, Lola Ben Alon gains inspiration from early building environments to develop future materials that will decarbonize construction

Construction Demolition & Waste

Salvage and Reuse in Construction: Building Demand with Each Project

ProjectsBy Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

What to do with waste from construction and demolition projects is a significant global problem. But the tides are shifting, and the market for C&D waste recycling is growing

Wildfire construction building materials

Hardening Structures in an Age of Worsening Wildfires

ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

As the destruction from wildfires increases, so does the need for new approaches to help ensure structures survive blazes—and insurers continue to cover damage and loss

Concrete made of diapers

A New Foundation for Concrete: Used Diapers

InnovationBy Erik Sherman

Researchers at the University of Kitakyushu in Japan found that chopped up cleaned diapers can replace up to 10% of the composite material in a concrete mix for structural use in single-story buildings and as much as 40% in nonstructural and architectural components

Why Water Management Is Among Construction’s Most Pressing Issues

ProjectsBy Hamish Champ

The construction sector uses a lot of water, not least in the manufacture of essential materials like concrete and mortar. As the world confronts a looming climate crisis, what does the industry need to do to manage its water usage more effectively when delivering the homes and other buildings society needs?

Angel City Lumber

This L.A. Lumber Yard Sources Only from Fallen Neighborhood Trees

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

Angel City Lumber has built a business on locally sourced wood, a trend founder Jeff Perry hopes will catch on elsewhere as the industry works to be more sustainable

Re-Building Center Portland, Oregon

This Nonprofit Is Rebuilding Communities with Reclaimed Construction Materials

ProjectsBy Sarah Lindenfeld Hall

The ReBuilding Center in Portland, Oregon, aims to preserve construction materials for re-use, with the goal of keeping the discarded matter out of landfills as the industry works to be more environmentally sustainable

Aeroseal HVAC retrofitting

This New Building Tech Aims to Cut Costs, Increase Energy Efficiency

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

Aeroseal retrofits buildings with an aerosolized duct sealing technology that injects a fog of sealant particles into pressurized spaces and uses physics to pull the particles to the leaks in the ductwork

Environmental Sustainability in Construction

Built Celebrates Construction’s Sustainability Push

Innovation, ProjectsBy Frank Kalman

Making construction more environmentally sustainable is a vital focus for the industry. Here, we look back on Built’s most recent top stories about the industry’s sustainability push

How Technology Can Make Construction More Sustainable

ProjectsBy James Chambers

Construction companies are using technology to reduce their impact on the environment.

Circular Economy in Construction

From the Linear to the Circular Economy in Construction

ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Making the industry more environmentally sustainable requires the transition from the linear approach to construction to a more circular model that offers additional advantages in overall cost, materials pricing and supply security

Is Solar Power in Construction the Industry’s ‘Silver Bullet’?

InnovationBy Hamish Champ

Humans have been using the sun’s energy for millennia, but only now can industries like construction fully embrace the world’s most readily available, renewable and sustainable source of energy.

Net Zero Accelerator

Green Building Council Accelerator Program Aims to Bolster Construction’s Sustainability Efforts

Innovation, ProjectsBy Erin Flynn Jay

The Los Angeles-based Net Zero Accelerator aims to support promising startups cultivating technology-based solutions to make construction more environmentally sustainable

Emissions Free Construction Norway

Can Construction Be Completely Emissions Free? Norway Aims to Find Out

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

The Nordic country is already a leader in environmentally responsive building; now it wants to make its construction industry the cleanest on earth. Can it be done?

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