Articles Tagged with ''decarbonization''

More refrigerants means more carbon. We need to better prioritize refrigerants in the building sector carbon conversation.

This strategic partnership will enable USGBC members to leverage these federal programs by offering educational resources and discounted access to life-cycle assessment software tools.

Kingspan Insulated Panels North America released its Sustainability Report, which recaps its North American project milestones for 2023. This marked the second annual report documenting the third year of Kingspan’s Planet Passionate journey.

The U.S. Green Building Council announced the recipients of its 2024 LEED Homes Awards. The annual awards recognize projects, developers and home builders that exemplify leadership in the global residential green building market.

Due to our increasing energy needs, the U.S. is (and will be) losing ground on absolute emissions reductions as we decarbonize the electrical grid. We must decarbonize the U.S. electric grid by more than 40 percent by 2050 just to break-even compared to total projected 2025 emissions.

One Click LCA has launched the Low-Carbon Manufacturing Awards 2024. This contest offers manufacturers a platform to show the steps they are taking to decarbonize the construction industry and reach ambitious net zero goals, like the European Green Deal.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced that it has selected PCI, National Precast Concrete Association, and the American Concrete Pipe Association to receive a $9.95 million grant in EPA’s Reducing Embodied Greenhouse Gas Emissions for Construction Materials and Products Grant Program.

The new 2,000 sq.ft. InSpire® wall, installed in October of 2023, preheats 6,000 cfm of outside air feeding the plant while reducing its carbon footprint by 12,3 tons of CO2, year after year, for the next 25 years. 

This effort prevents over 40 million metric tons of greenhouse gases annually, equivalent to the amount sequestered by 48 million acres of forest—an area spanning eight U.S. states.

Pearl Group has announced the installation of a cutting-edge, real-time digital counter that showcases the substantial CO₂ savings achieved through its innovative PU insulation systems. This initiative is part of Pearl’s ongoing commitment to achieving global climate neutrality through promoting the widespread insulation of residential and industrial buildings.