Items Tagged with 'embodied carbon'

Arcadis celebrated the groundbreaking of the Promenade at The Point, the $2.3 billion, 104-acre first phase development of a new downtown in Draper, Utah.

Over the next five years, prefabricated building systems are expected to grow from a $91.25B market to $130B worldwide. While this substantial growth is often attributed to prefabrication schedule and quality advantages, it is also driven by its ability to deliver meaningful sustainability benefits.

Closing a building’s exterior is one of the most expensive and time-consuming jobs on a construction site. It also needs to be done right.

Energy efficiency benchmarking alone is no longer sufficient and we recommend evolving the American Institute of Architects' (AIA) primary climate action program to track total carbon intensity by incorporating fuel source reporting, electrification metrics, expanded embodied carbon tracking, and updated baselines.

The International Institute of Building Enclosure Consultants (IIBEC) awarded its Excellence in Building Enclosure Consulting (EBEC) Awards—now in their third year—to winners in four categories.

Vectorworks, Inc. releases its fourth update to the Vectorworks 2026 product line, expanding its data-driven workflow capabilities to help designers plan, document, and visualize projects with greater precision and efficiency at every stage of delivery.

As the commercial construction industry settles into a new year of projects and planning cycles, it is less focused on bold predictions and more concerned with practical execution.

ClarkDietrich unveiled a new version if its iTools app, featuring design and navigation improvements. 

The Operations Center is the first project to meet Multnomah County’s ambitious fossil fuel-free buildings resolution and anticipates LEED Gold certification as well as Living Future Net-Zero Energy certification.

Vitro Architectural Glass has developed a new architectural glass catalog highlighting Vitro’s vast portfolio of industry-leading products as featured on a range of stunning architectural projects.