Tag: sustainable
This Past Decade Has Produced a Sustainability Shift
More companies now realize that sustainability, cost savings, risk aversion, and business growth, all go hand in hand.
Channel Islands Harbor, CA - The past...
American Society of Civil Engineers and Global Covenant of Mayors Announce Collaboration to Advance...
Engineers join forces with largest global alliance for city climate leadership to accelerate the development of future-proof infrastructure
MADRID – Today at the UN Climate Change...
Under Construction: Taylor Yard Bikeway and Pedestrian Bridge Over Los Angeles River
By Surur Sheikh
After 22 years in the City of Los Angeles’ books, the Taylor Yard Bikeway and Pedestrian Bridge is underway. Earlier this year,...
Oldcastle APG’s Echelon and Belgard Sustainable Materials Integral to Atlanta’s Westside Park and Reservoir...
By Dave Jackson
Long established as the commercial hub of the Southeast, Atlanta has experienced an abundance of growth in the past decade driven by...
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize – MWP
Rewarded for research on cross-laminated timber
The Marcus Wallenberg Prize – MWP - Oct 07, 2019 07:55 CEST
–The appreciation is a highlight for me, says...
A sustainable source of water
Hampton Roads Sanitation District’s eight-step process includes flocculation and sedimentation, ozone contact, biologically active filtration, granular activated carbon contractors, ultraviolet disinfection, chlorine contact, chemical...
Washington, D.C. named first LEED Platinum city in the world
Washington, D.C., was named the first LEED for Cities Platinum city in the world. Mayor Bowser was presented this honor by Mahesh Ramanujam, president and CEO of the U.S. Green Building Council.
Newly engineered material can cool roofs, structures with zero energy consumption
A team of University of Colorado Boulder engineers has developed a scalable manufactured metamaterial to act as a kind of air conditioning system for structures.
US consumer spending on energy plummets in 2016
American consumers spent less than 4 percent of their total annual household spending on energy in 2016, the smallest share ever recorded by the U.S. government, a new study finds.
