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How Bellway’s Innovative Future Home Leads the Charge in Sustainable Construction

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In recent years, the importance of sustainable home construction and energy-efficient housing has become increasingly prominent in the UK’s efforts to combat climate change. The UK’s built environment contributes significantly to its carbon footprint, accounting for 40% of the nation’s total carbon emissions.

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Sustainable Building by the Numbers

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Sustainable Building by the Numbers. Sustainable building is using energy-efficient and healthier materials and the intelligent integration of design, construction, and operation of each home so it delivers benefits like healthier living, less maintenance, and durability not just for the next 15 years, but for decades to come. .

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Why Now is the Time for Sustainable Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The push for sustainable construction. Last year, in a huge step toward sustainable construction, Infrastructure Australia, the nation’s independent infrastructure advisor, announced a set of governance, economic, social and environmental criteria—which it terms a quadruple bottom line—that will inform future investment recommendations.

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The New Competitive Advantage: A Business Case for Sustainable Construction 

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Going green pays off for today’s building owners. Buildings that implement green or sustainable practices typically see lower energy costs. Today, governments and private entities are increasingly implementing environmental regulations and incentives that reward companies for adopting sustainable practices.

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Ontario Investing Nearly $4M In Mass Timber Innovation

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The Ontario government is opening the forest industry to jobs and promoting the use of sustainable renewable resources by investing in its first cross laminated timber plant. The province will invest almost US$4 million in Element5’s new facility, which will create over 60 jobs in St. Photo: Element5 ).

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International Sustainability: Lessons Learned in Japan

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EBS is going global, having partnered with Webcor Builders to provide sustainability consulting for Obayashi’s Technical Research Institute (TRI) building in Japan. EBS News Energy Energy Auditing Green Building LEED Lifestyle Renewable Energy Sustainability Value' Aspiring [.].

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Top Sustainable Construction Materials to Build a Better Future 

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One of the things that often comes up when discussing the future of construction is sustainability. The construction industry clearly has to do better to protect the environment. This is, after all, the only planet we can live in (that we know of), so promoting sustainability will serve us — and future generations.