A new home with operational net zero means to make it zero in terms of both energy and carbon emissions. Otherwise, it means net zero energy or net zero carbon home depending on which initiatives or options (either energy or carbon) were adopted for the home. Want to see […] Click here to view original […]
The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon Building-Design (ZCB-Design) Standard, which prioritizes reductions in carbon emissions and embodied carbon, and encourages energy-efficient design.Photo courtesy © Bigstockphoto.com The Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) has introduced the latest version of its Zero Carbon […] Click here to view original
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Klaus Vedfelt / Getty Images Every building tells many stories, and one of those stories is how it impacts the environment. To understand that story, we can look at the greenhouse gas emissions of all the materials used to erect a building, as well as the energy it took […] Click here to view original
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Jordan has set up a digital system to track emissions in sectors such as energy, transport and agriculture. The Big Picture Crowdsource Innovation An increasing number of countries want to participate in carbon markets to help them meet their climate change goals. Some countries are developing state-of-the-art digital infrastructure […] Click here to view original
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In this article, Jason White, divisional director of operations at Assent Building Control explains to PBC Today the future of commercial construction ahead of the Future Buildings Standard In December 2021, the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (DLUHC) published the outcome of the Future Buildings Standard consultation. […] Click here to view original
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A newly released examination of deep retrofit logistics finds that few of the existing technologies projected to help dramatically curb greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions have yet conquered their market categories. The study from the Canada Green Building Council (CAGBC) and the Delphi Group assesses 27 strategic building products and […] Click here to view original
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