Building Enclosure's Editor, Lindsay Lewis, sits down with Dave Caputo and Tiffany Coppock from Owens Corning to discuss the extreme reductions in Global Warming Potentials that took effect on January 1

The building sector accounts for about 40% of global carbon emissions

The building design and construction industry is at the cusp of sea change in how we quantify and consider carbon emissions in the built environment. Any strategy toward reducing the greenhouse gas contributions of the building sector will require a rigorous, comprehensive approach to carbon emissions

The building design and construction industry is increasing focused on the embodied carbon of building materials and construction

Manufacturers may continue to obtain formaldehyde emission listing through ICC-ES.

The study found that hot-dip galvanized coil sourced from China results in nearly 50 percent higher GHG emissions.

The ICC Evaluation Service Listing Program continues to grow, adding new clients and service offerings.

Just in time for the ongoing UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn in May, a study by a special intelligence task force at REC Group shows how solar energy can make a significant contribution to limiting the global temperature rise. However, the required capacity ramp-up could be up to nine times higher in 2025 than predicted by any other current forecast.