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UK cement industry sets out roadmap to “go beyond net-zero” by 2050

August 25, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

UK producers are trialling new types of cement production methods and testing low-carbon concrete recipes in a bid to eliminate carbon emissions and become a net-zero industry. The moves are part of a roadmap that identifies seven ways of decarbonising the industry with the aim of going “beyond net-zero” by 2050. These include running production

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Concrete construction “offsets around one half” of emissions caused by cement industry says IPCC

August 24, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Around half of the carbon emissions from cement production are reabsorbed by the material when used in buildings and infrastructure, according to the latest IPCC climate report. The “cement carbonation sink” absorbs an estimated 20 million tonnes of carbon every year, according to an overlooked section of the report published earlier this month ahead of

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“Carbon washing is the new greenwashing”

July 31, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

The global push to reduce atmospheric carbon is being compromised by confusing terminology and misleading claims, argues Dezeen founder and editor-in-chief Marcus Fairs. Carbon washing is the new greenwashing. Growing alarm about climate change has triggered a rise in the number of companies making questionable claims that they are addressing the issue. Phrases such as

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“Carbon washing is the new greenwashing”

July 31, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

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Carbon neutrality “still allows for carbon emissions” says Google sustainability lead

July 30, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Google continues to emit greenhouse gases despite claiming to be carbon neutral, Dezeen has learned. The tech giant, which says it has been carbon neutral since 2007 and claims to have eliminated its entire carbon legacy, has emitted around 20 million tonnes of carbon in that period. Yet it has adopted a definition of carbon

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Urbanism “is one of the best tools we have” in the fight against climate change

July 29, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

The shift to remote working from suburbs and the countryside due to the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a huge rise in carbon emissions, according to Taylor Francis of decarbonisation platform Watershed. The trend could increase migration from cities and lead to less sustainable lifestyles, he told Dezeen. “One of the best tools we have

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BREEAM and LEED green certification schemes are “meaningless” says Andrew Waugh

July 28, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Environmental certification schemes for buildings overlook embodied carbon and encourage architects to add unnecessary “systems and gizmos” to achieve high ratings, according to architect Andrew Waugh. Schemes such as BREEAM and LEED focus overwhelmingly on operational emissions rather than emissions from the construction supply chain, Waugh argued. However, embodied carbon emissions make up around half

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Foster, Grimshaw and ZHA among thousands of UK practices failing to back RIBA net-zero carbon challenge

July 19, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Less than six per cent of UK architecture firms have signed up to a RIBA climate initiative aimed at achieving net-zero carbon emissions from buildings they design. Just 230 of the 4,000 Royal Institute of British Architects chartered practices have signed its 2030 Climate Challenge. Leading practices including Foster + Partners, Zaha Hadid Architects and

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Drive to reduce embodied carbon in buildings makes biomaterials market a “really exciting space”

July 16, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

Concerns over carbon emissions caused by the construction process are fuelling a surge of interest in biobased materials according to Arup research and innovation leader Jan Wurm. Demand for biomaterials such as mycelium, hemp, algae, bamboo and cork is growing, Wurm said, as architects search for materials that store atmospheric carbon rather than emitting it.

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Sweden faces “very serious” economic impacts as environmental ruling closes cement plant

July 15, 2021 Marcus Fairs 0

The closure of Sweden’s biggest cement factory on environmental grounds could cause up to 400,000 job losses and wipe out the country’s GDP growth, according to an alliance of construction bodies. Work could grind to a halt on three-quarters of all house-building projects and the construction sector could lose more than 20 billion Swedish Kronor

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