Early structural engineering cuts embodied carbon, lowers costs and is vital to delivering truly net-zero buildings.

Gas power plant in northeast England, set to be generate 742 MW, would be the world’s first with carbon capture and storage, the construction team said. Rendering courtesy NZT Power Ltd. December 20, ...

Concrete is one of the most widely used construction materials, but its production is a significant source of carbon emissions due to the energy-intensive process of cement manufacturing. As the ...

Reaching net zero carbon emissions by 2050, which the UK is legally bound to, will require a great deal of change — from how we heat our homes to where the industrial sector gets its energy from. But ...

The construction sector is a major contributor to global climate change, responsible for around 21% of global greenhouse gas emissions. As a result, developers and builders like you must understand ...

As the world marks UN World Cities Day on 31 October—a call to make cities more sustainable—a new international study published in Communications Earth & Environment warns that the global construction ...

Here’s a fact that may be surprising – it surely was to me. The construction or renovation of buildings accounts for approximately 39% of the total global energy-related carbon emissions each year.

Danielson's CarbonBuilt produces a lower emissions concrete block. Here's why it's a good thing for builders and the ...

Dear EarthTalk: What is so-called “embodied carbon” and what percent of our greenhouse gas emissions does it make up? And more important, how can we reduce it? – Mike O., Durham, NC As the process of ...