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Concrete carbon emissions: Real challenges, real opportunities

Construction Specifier

Concrete is a tremendously useful and flexible material: building foundations, roads, walkways, bridges, and other infrastructure utilize concrete for its strength, durability, and plasticity in formation. When it comes to carbon impact, concrete is responsible for an estimated eight percent of global carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) emissions.

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A Perfect Mix: VERIFIĀ® and Portland Limestone Cement

GCP Applied Technologies

Combining Portland Limestone Cement with In-transit Concrete Management Enhances Performance & Sustainability. Combining Portland Limestone Cement with In-transit Concrete Management Enhances Performance & Sustainability. Reducing CO 2 is a critical endeavor for the concrete industry. VERIFIĀ® In-Transit Concrete Management.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

If thereā€™s one metric to measure climate impacts, itā€™s carbon. As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, ā€œcarbon is the great equalizer.ā€ C from the UN IPCC, the focus on Net Zero Carbon has never been stronger.

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Achieving Net Zero: The Role of Embodied Carbon

Stok

If thereā€™s one metric to measure climate impacts, itā€™s carbon. As Katie Ross, Global Real Estate and Facilities Sustainability Lead at Microsoft, said at the Global Climate Action Summit in San Francisco last month, ā€œcarbon is the great equalizer.ā€ C from the UN IPCC, the focus on Net Zero Carbon has never been stronger.

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7 Things to Know About the Sustainable Future of Construction

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Construction and the built environment account for nearly 38% of all energy-related carbon emissions around the world. At two events, London Build and the Festival of Digital Construction , panellists came together to discuss the opportunities for change in the industry. Incremental change wonā€™t cut it: we need a paradigm shift.

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30+ Construction Industry Statistics for EMEA

Autodesk Construction Cloud

Seventy-five percent of global construction industry stakeholders agree or strongly agree that the need for real-time decision-making is increasing at the project level. Add to that the compounding effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, which has served as both a significant challenge and powerful catalyst for growth in digital collaboration.

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Top 30 Construction Classes at Autodesk University 2021

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The challenge, however, is that construction professionals often struggle to leverage this information to make great strategic decisionsā€”and confidently inform stakeholders. Youā€™ll also have the opportunity to connect with some construction-accounting system integrators for deeper learning. Billion Business.