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Trends to watch shaping the future of ESG

BD+C

ESG Interest from Clients “Certifications are often the first thing people think of when ESG and design are mentioned in the same breath. Where are you seeing the most interest from clients when it comes to ESG and certifications?” 633 Folsom, San Francisco, Calif. Kirsten Ritchie: That’s right.

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7 of the Spookiest Things Found on Construction Sites

Construction Junkie

After spoils had been removed from a construction site in Sharnbrook, Bedforshire, England and transported to a Quarry in Cambridgeshire, a worker discovered the remains of the head. Full story: Construction Crews Discover Young Girl’s Casket Underneath San Francisco Home | CBS 6.

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Guide to Top 2022-23 Construction Conferences & Events

Autodesk Construction Cloud

This year’s event features training and techniques in concrete and masonry, countless exhibits from original equipment manufacturers, and educational certification seminars. Design-Build for Transportation/Aviation Conference (Orlando, FL). World of Modular 2022 (San Antonio, TX). Greenbuild (San Francisco, CA).

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” Forget about transportation. If there’s one metric to measure climate impacts, it’s carbon. Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

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Joint public-private sector effort needed to mitigate the construction sector’s embodied carbon problem

BD+C

Of those total emissions, building operations are responsible for 27% of annual global emissions, while embodied carbon emissions—the greenhouse gas emissions generated from the manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal of building materials—are responsible for 15% of annual GHG emissions.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, “carbon is the great equalizer.” Forget about transportation. If there’s one metric to measure climate impacts, it’s carbon. Luckily for us, we’re already mid-shift.

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Addressing Embodied Carbon: FAQ

Stok

Whether you’re pursuing the ILFI’s recently-launched Zero Carbon Certification or creating your own framework, addressing embodied carbon (in tandem with operational carbon reduction strategies like electrification and carbon offsets ) is a critical component of achieving true Net Zero Carbon goals.

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