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Articles Tagged with ''carbon reduction''

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Industry Partners Use ORNL Software to Trim Carbon Footprint of Buildings

September 22, 2022

Dozens of companies have requested data from ORNL’s Automatic Building Energy Modeling software suite, or AutoBEM, said project leader Joshua New.


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Quantifying the Carbon Sequestration of Trees

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Daniel Overbey
August 24, 2022

Trees are also a tremendous carbon sink and may contribute significantly to reducing the lifecycle carbon intensity of any site development. Better yet, we have the tools to quantify the carbon sequestration potential of trees.


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Opportunity Knocks for the Coil and Extrusion Coating Industry

Chris Bradford
July 1, 2022

Demand for coated metal in applications and segments like metal roofing and building and construction is rising exponentially, fueled by a global boom in commercial, residential and industrial construction and renovation activity. 


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CFSEI to Host Webinar on "The SE 2050 Commitment Program: Committing to Net-Zero Embodied Carbon"

June 20, 2022

The Cold-Formed Steel Engineers Institute will host a webinar on “The SE 2050 Commitment Program: Committing to Net-Zero Embodied Carbon” on Thursday, June 30, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. EDT. The webinar is designed for architects, engineers, building officials and contractors. Participants are eligible for 1.5 PDHs.  


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View Our Spring 2022 eMagazine

May 11, 2022

The Spring 2022 edition is jammed packed with technical articles describing the challenges of meeting increasingly stringent standards to support energy-efficient building construction. 


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How Value Engineering Impacts Sustainability Goals

Evelyn Long
May 11, 2022

The most powerful approach to advancing construction companies alongside the needs of consumers depends on how business owners understand value engineering.


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Embodied Carbon and the Shearing Layers of Change

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Daniel Overbey
February 25, 2022

Though they may be comprised of seemingly permanent materials such as concrete, masonry, metal, glass, or wood, our buildings slowly deteriorate; or may be adapted to changing needs; they may be gutted, expanded, or sometimes even contracted.


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Dow Teams up with Singapore Sports Hub on Sustainable Building Design

December 27, 2021

Singapore Sports Hub is first and largest Public-Private-Partnership sports facility infrastructure project in the world and first property owner collaboration under Dow’s carbon partnership with the IOC.


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The Absorption Refrigeration Cycle

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Daniel Overbey
December 22, 2021

There is one type of refrigeration cycle that has the potential to provide clean, low-carbon air conditioning: absorption refrigeration.


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Kingspan Official Team Partner with Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team

December 1, 2021

The Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team is proud to announce high performance insulation and building envelope solutions group Kingspan has joined the team in a global sustainability partnership. 


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