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Sustainability

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?

Solar Aquagrid Project California

Can Solar Energy Help Solve California’s Water Problem?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

Thousands of miles of open-air aqueducts traverse the state, but evaporation losses make them susceptible to waste. One project aims to solve the problem with a clean-energy producing solution

Ledger, Bentonville, Arkansas

Go Inside the ‘World’s First’ Bikeable Building

ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

This six-story Arkansas community center features exterior built-in bike ramps, allowing cyclists to access any of its floors on wheels

University of Virginia 3D Living Walls

These Researchers Can 3D Print Earth-Based Structures. Is It the Future of Construction?

InnovationBy Emily Beyda

University of Virginia researchers have proven that 3D printing geometrically complex structures made of soil and seeds is possible, spotlighting a critical innovation in the quest to make construction more environmentally sustainable

Green Building Materials for Sustainable Construction

ProjectsBy Hamish Champ

Given the level of carbon emissions construction generates, the industry knows it has to smarten up its environmental act. Part of the sector’s response will be to embrace more green construction materials, while some, like timber, have been a part of the industry for centuries.

Using Plastic Building Materials in Construction

ProjectsBy Hamish Champ

Plastic is a dirty word among those who are concerned about its impact on the environment. However, in construction, plastic is playing an increasingly important role in helping deliver pipes, cabling, roofing products and other elements that make up the built environment.

Philippines Plans World’s Largest Solar Farm

ProjectsBy Caitlin Davidson

The world’s largest solar farm is to be built in the Philippines as part of the government’s plan for reaching renewable targets in accordance with its National Renewable Energy Plan.

East Side Coastal Resiliency Project

Go Inside the Infrastructure Project Designed to Protect Lower Manhattan from Climate Change

ProjectsBy Emily Beyda

The East Side Coastal Resiliency Project aims to safeguard part of America’s most-populous city from potential flooding induced by rising sea levels

Green Concrete in Construction

Can Construction Solve Its Concrete Conundrum?

Innovation, ProjectsBy Diana Kightlinger

Concrete is the most common material used in construction, but manufacturing its primary binder—Portland cement—causes greenhouse gas emissions, putting pressure on the industry to find a more environmentally sustainable solution

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