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Real-world impact of admixtures on sustainability

GCP Applied Technologies

Real-world impact of admixtures on sustainability. concrete / admixture / sustainability. concrete / admixture / sustainability. However, the impact of admixtures on sustainability can be complex, and involve many variables. cp201 real world admixtures and sustainability 900. michael.delros…. May 18, 2020.

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5 of the Most Sustainable Buildings of 2017

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Earlier this year we talked about the importance of sustainability in construction , and how buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of energy usage across the globe. Kern Center at Hampshire College is a self-sustaining structure. buildings permitted for drinking treated rainwater. Cost: $157 million. Feet: 350,000.

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13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023

BD+C

13 trends, technologies, and strategies to expect in 2023 0 qpurcell Thu, 04/20/2023 - 08:21 Sustainability Biophilic design, microgrids, and decarbonization—these are three of the trends, technologies, and strategies IMEG’s market and service leaders believe are poised to have a growing impact on the built environment.

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Chris Magwood Talks Low-Carbon Construction

Pro Builder

Magwood's low-carbon initiative puts sustainability at the forefront of homebuilding. . Founder of the Endeavor Centre, a sustainable building school in Ontario, Chris is implementing carbon capture strategies and sustainable design in his building projects to push an eco-friendly initiative for builders and homeowners. .

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Top 10 Environmental Blog Posts of 2020

Green Building Law Update

In 2021 this blog will continue providing strategic intelligence on environmental law, including critical insights into sustainability and green building for the business community, not just for lawyers. Maryland is First State to Legislate Permitted Use of PFAS. 179D Tax Deduction Allocated from Government Buildings.

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ESG Poll Results Drive Strategies for Business

Green Building Law Update

Concomitantly, readers of this blog are a target rich environment for current business ESG activity and a group ripe for this modest survey effort. Maybe not surprisingly 52% reported their company’s ESG priorities today were more heavily weighted on environment factors (. yes, this blog will continue).

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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

I have regularly and consistently been critical of enactments of mandatory green building codes, as violative of the core principal modern green building is built upon that sustainable construction is a voluntary non regulatory response such that the built environment that can repair the planet.

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