Sustainable Building News: Zero-Energy
Sustainable building news: World Green Building Council demands EU policymakers take decisive built environment action ; architects must improve sustainability and biodiversity measures
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Austin Energy Headquarters, Texas building
Austin Energy Headquarters, Texas, USA, design by Page awarded a WELL Building Platinum certification + LEED Platinum – this green building is sustainably advanced
Sustainable Architecture Climate Change
Sustainable building designs news – climate action Friday 11 December by #FridaysForFuture – C40 cities have taken thousands of actions to reduce carbon emissions and improve public health
FCA proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing
What do the FCA’s proposed new rules to tackle greenwashing mean for the construction sector? The Financial Conduct Authority measures include investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how green terms like ‘ESG, ‘green’ or ‘sustainable’ can be used
UK local Net Zero Carbon planning policy news
UK’s first local Net Zero Carbon planning policy likely to drive more efficient buildings and cut energy bills, review shows. University of Bath research analysis finds that heat pumps and solar panels will be crucial
UK Climate Change Policy comment
UK Climate Change Policy comment. No moral case seems strong enough to compel us all to slow global warming as a society. There is no moral bridge connecting the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals and the private sector, however enthusiastic about ESG compliance some companies might be.
Zero Carbon Buildings 2050 Report
“Zero Carbon Buildings 2050” report by Independent research organisation CE Delft recommends long-term roadmap of policies to deliver essential carbon reductions in residential building sector.
Atkins heat decarbonisation study: Net Zero Carbon
Engineering consultancy Atkins appointed by the DWP to carry out nationwide study into how to decarbonise its entire property portfolio – reducing carbon levels in heating systems in up to 850 UK sites
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens solar array, Sarasota
World’s first net positive energy botanical garden complex powers up with 57,000 sqft of solar panels in Sarasota, Florida, USA: Marie Selby Botanical Gardens solar array by OLIN
What is carbon neutrality? Energy expert advice
What is carbon neutrality? An energy expert answers the question. Are pledges to slow the effects of climate change attainable? And perhaps more importantly, do we really understand what it means?
Masdar City Innovation Hub Abu Dhabi building
Masdar City Innovation Hub Abu Dhabi sustainable building designed by RMJM Dubai to be highly efficient: 3 Pearl Design Rating and LEED Gold Certification, consuming 40% less energy and water
Zero carbon Interiors: Sustainable Buildings
Perkins&Will which designs offices for some of the world’s largest firms is the first architect in the world to have pledged to deliver net-zero interiors and fit-outs for commercial tenants.
Ground granulated blast furnace slag in concrete production
The Institution of Structural Engineers (IStructE) with ConcreteZero and the Mineral Products Association, is launching this paper tomorrow (19/9/) that shows how the concrete industry is banking on the use of a finite resource – GGBS (ground granulated blast furnace slag – a by produce of iron and steel manufacture) – to cut global carbon emissions from concrete.
Aerogel Wonder Material: Climate-Resilient Buildings
Aerogel wonder material: climate-resilient buildings. Intensifying with each passing year, Climate Change is wreaking havoc around the world and heatwaves are one of its deadliest manifestations
Circular Cube, Tilburg University Lecture Hall
Powerhouse Company has completed its design for Marga Klompé Building at Tilburg university, Holland. Marga Klompé Building is the first college building in Europe to be entirely constructed from solid wood
