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Philadelphia airport used 100,000 cu yd of a lightweight material that recycles glass bottles.

Startups and more established suppliers of products that reduce the carbon footprint of concrete are developing systems to make the product more sustainable.

The CHIPS and Science Act aims to bolster U.S. leadership in innovation and technology. For some Top 100 sustainable design firms like Flad Architects, it’s an opportunity to expand into science and technology markets.

The International Code Council released a draft of its 2024 International Energy Conservation Code for commercial buildings Sept. 6, with public comment through Oct. 31.

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

A 471,000-sq-ft residential high-rise in Brooklyn’s Coney Island will get sustainable heating and cooling from underground wells when open in 2024.

John Podesta, a long time Democratic insider, will lead President Joe Biden’s climate team as it shifts to implementing the Inflation Reduction Act’s array of carbon-cutting provisions and incentives

Housing 90% of the world's population in timber buildings could cut additional carbon dioxide in the atmosphere by the equivalent of roughly 20 times U.S. annual emissions from energy use, researchers project.