Tag: climate change
Designing for Extreme Weather Events
By Luke Carothers
One of the most visceral effects of climate change is the increasing intensity of weather events. From hurricanes Katrina and Rita to...
Can Prefabrication Play a Role on the Path to Net-Zero?
By Jon Mohle
With increasing concerns over climate change, public sector demand for more sustainable buildings and growing awareness of social responsibility, can prefabrication play...
Illinois Tech researchers awarded grant to scale up innovative carbon capture and conversion process...
A team of Illinois Institute of Technology researchers led by Assistant Professor Mohammad Asadi received a grant from ARPA-E to scale up an innovative...
LAND & WATER STARTS PHASE TWO OF WORKS AT BLENHEIM
After completing phase one of works at the end of 2020, leading wet civil engineering firm Land & Water, is now starting phase two...
Management of energy consumption, climate-neutral production
Ernsbach - As many companies are now doing, ARNOLD Umformtechnik regularly draws up greenhouse gas balance sheets to keep a constant eye on the...
Arup announces new leadership as firm broadens reach and sharpens focus on sustainable outcomes...
Fiona Cousins named Chair and Nigel Nicholls named Chief Operating Officer
New regional leadership team appointed to lead the built environment consultancy’s growth and deliver...
Flood-Resistant Building Design and Local Climate Change Resilience Initiatives
By Matt Gilbertson, P.E., S.E., Emanuel DeAndrade, P.E., and Sean Donlon, P.E.
Flooding is one of the nation’s most costly natural hazards, but – despite the...
Sustaining the AEC Industry in a New Environment
By Tyler Thompson
The AEC industry has a unique relationship with the environment and sustainability. We are the designers of the world around us, but...
Converting Plastic Waste into Porous Carbon for Capturing Carbon Dioxide
Scientists determine the feasibility of upcycling discarded plastic bottles into advanced materials for carbon capture at the industrial scale
Plastic waste can be upcycled into...
