Articles Tagged with ''green buildings''

Originally built in 1967, the Ken Soble Tower, an 18-story, 80,000-sq-ft-affordable housing facility for seniors in Hamilton, Ontario, provides a notable example of how aging buildings can be retrofitted to meet modern decarbonization goals.

Suppliers are beginning to offer concrete and cement products with reduced carbon content, but roadblocks remain in the way of widespread market penetration.

Something fishy is happening among the salmon that spawn in the rivers and streams that flow through Puget Sound.

New federal task force will prioritize materials with lower embodied carbon for US-funded projects.

For third generation carpenter Russ Brotnov and his tight-knit Carpentry Plus Inc. team, it’s long been a family affair.

“Building Material Selection and Use: An Environmental Guide” (BMEG) includes a database of 50 building materials and their properties.

This 4-sq-mile trade hub in Doha, Qatar for local and international business was built to meet strict sustainability guidelines geared for the Middle East climate but faced a multi-year blockade by nearby countries on material imports.