Carbon footprint / News

Policy and Regulations

State of New Jersey passes tax credits bill for lower carbon concrete

...carbonization of the concrete industry, read more here about how to reduce the carbon footprint of homes and sustainable construction...  Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here:  Compare the carbon footprint of wood v steel v concrete buildings Bio-concrete - carbon zero alte...

Mid-rise construction with reduced embodied carbon wood v concrete
Products and Materials

Infographic of the mid-rise wood v concrete construction comparison report

...carbon by the year 2030. Canada's building sector is transitioning from the basic quantification and reporting of embodied carbon to a stage where reductions must be demonstrated. The LEED and Zero Carbon Building Design certification programs already reward projects for reductions in embodied carbon as does V4 of the ...

Zero Carbon Concrete Alternative Product Cement Free by Prometheus Materials
Products and Materials

A sustainable, zero-carbon alternative to Portland cement concrete from Prometheus Materials CO - BioConcrete !

...carbon negative bio-concrete, CMU or Cinder Blocks and Ready-Mix concrete coming soon from Prometheus Materials, read more here about how to reduce the carbon footprint of homes & sustainable construction...  Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here :  Compare the carbon foot...

CarbonCure low carbon footprint ready mix concrete
Products and Materials

Two startups cutting emissions from the use of concrete have won the $20 million Carbon Xprize.

...carbon footprint of a home, as can be seen in charts on this page about Ecohome’s Low carbon footprint LEED Platinum prefab kit house. So we were very please to see that a one of our picks ended up winning the grand prize.  CarbonCure carbon-storage concrete injects captured carbon into concrete to reduces carbon emis...

Carbon negative concrete CMU blocks
Climate Change

Carbon negative concrete goes into pioneering 'green' CMU blocks – Quebec leads the way!

...carbon emissions associated with the cement, but the chemical reaction in the production of the new concrete also consumes carbon dioxide, further reducing the net carbon impact of the process.  The first carbon negative concrete CMU block starts rolling off the production line in Quebec When carbon dioxide is added ...

Coronavirus - clean energy & sustainables in jeopardy after covid-19 - IEA
Climate Change

Coronavirus poses a threat to climate action says The International Energy Agency (IEA)

...carbon footprint of eco homes & sustainable construction unless governments channel economic stimulus initiatives into them...  Find more pages about sustainable and resilient green building techniques here :  Compare the carbon footprint of wood vs steel vs concrete buildings Future-proof building techniques f...

Carbon Emissions in the US reduced in 2019 - IEA Report Reveals
Climate Change

Carbon emissions declined in US in 2019 - a glimmer of hope for climate change goals?

...carbon emissions even if US federal leadership isn’t currently supporting this view. However, while operational carbon is important, what we have mostly concentrated on to date as a climate change prevention strategy only addresses part of the carbon reduction challenge; it does little to address the carbon contributio...