Architecture Green Materials Procurement 
The Constructor
MARCH 19, 2012
Timber: This is the most common material used for bracing members to the form face. It is easily cut to shape on site, and if handled and stored carefully, it can be used many times. However, if the formwork is curved, a thinner plywood is used to facilitate bending. Like plywood, it can be easily cut to size on site.
BD+C
DECEMBER 14, 2023
The Sustainability Group will strengthen Suffolk’s in-house expertise and ability to design and execute a wider range of green building solutions. As an expert in low-carbon solutions for construction operations and material selection, Burke can help curate a list of carbon-optimized options for Suffolk clients on their projects.
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Construction Specifier
OCTOBER 30, 2020
The magnitude of their impacts is the driving force behind many initiatives to improve tomorrow’s structures—from energy regulations and government procurement policies to green building rating systems and programs such as the Architecture 2030 Challenge. Measuring carbon footprint in building materials.
Autodesk Construction Cloud
JUNE 30, 2022
While this is great news for architecture and construction, it will also bring significant challenges to the industry; the current supply chain and processes are plagued by inefficiency and waste and, what’s more, the sector as a whole is responsible for 40 per cent of the nation’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 11, 2011
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The Constructor
MARCH 26, 2012
The different materials are used according to their strengths and weaknesses to provide simple, buildable and competitive high-quality structures that offer consistent performance. Hybrid concrete construction can incorporate all the benefits of precasting, (e.g. economy, flexibility, moulability, continuity and robustness).
The Constructor
NOVEMBER 8, 2011
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