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...CO2 from the air. This innovative material, made from upcycled waste, boasts a carbon-negative footprint, removing an estimated 182 metric tons of CO2, equivalent of 5,200 mature trees' worth of emissions over its lifetime. Environmentally friendly building material: a unique concrete blend captures carbon dioxide, co...

In a breakthrough for reducing the carbon footprint of North American construction, Bill S287 was signed on the 30th of January in New Jersey by Governor Phil Murphy. The Bill provides corporation business tax (CBT) and gross income tax credits for the costs of preparing environmental product declarations that assess t...

...CO2 of conventional concrete masonry unit production, according to Prometheus Materials CEO Loren Burnett. When the company finishes installing solar panels to power its manufacturing plant, that process will be carbon neutral, and, in three years, carbon negative, according to Burnett. “There’s virtually no CO2 emitte...

A while back Ecohome was pleased to find and report on some upcoming technologies that were producing Low-carbon and carbon-neutral concrete. Buildings account for the majority of climate change causing emissions, and concrete is the most carbon intensive building product that goes into houses and buildings. Reducing c...