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What if your buildings could help save the planet? Imagine how green materials can transform the market appeal of your buildings. Green building materials are produced, transported, and installed in a manner that minimizes environmental harm. Using materials like recycled steel and bamboo minimizes environmental damage, while low-VOC paints and energy-efficient insulation create healthier, more cost-effective spaces.   Let’s take a look at the benefits associated with green building materials: - 🌿 Essential for sustainable real estate - 🏢 Enhance property value and occupant well-being - ⚡ Crucial for net-zero carbon goals - ♻️ Promote circular economy The benefits of using sustainable building materials are multifaceted. Besides promoting human health & well-being, it drives innovation among entrepreneurs to build sustainable solutions for the future and help tackle global warming by reducing emissions from construction and operation. How are you incorporating green building materials in your projects?  Let’s build a sustainable future together. 🌱 #Sustainability #GreenBuilding #NetZero #RealEstate #ClimateAction

World Green Building Week 2024: Northstone’s Commitment to Sustainability World Green Building Week (WGBW) is a globally recognised event that advocates for an urgent decarbonization of the built environment and the transition to more sustainable construction and urban development. At Northstone, we are committed to building a sustainable future by reimagining how materials are used through: ♻ Circularity: Using alternative, recycled and reclaimed materials to reduce our reliance on traditional resources to enhance the circular economy. 🌍 Lowering Embodied CO₂: Innovating for a low-carbon future by embedding sustainable practices into everything we do, thereby reducing the embodied carbon of our products and contributing to greener buildings. 📊 EPDs (Environmental Product Declarations): Providing transparent, third-party accredited data to support sustainable design choices. 🏗 Whole-Life Carbon Analysis: Using our bespoke Customer Carbon Footprint Report, we promote the assessment of carbon emissions across a building’s lifecycle for greater impact. 💧 Resource Efficiency: Implementing lean manufacturing principles within our processes to improve productivity, reduce waste and aid with water management and conservation. Together, we can construct a greener future! To find out more about our sustainability journey, go to https://lnkd.in/gT5Avph9 #WGBW2024 #BuildingLife #ActNowForClimate

🌱 Blueprints for a Better World: Sustainable Building Techniques🌍 Following our post last week on how the real estate sector is pivotal in the global shift towards sustainability. Here’s some ideas on how we can build responsibly: ⚡ Energy Efficiency: Implement energy-efficient designs with better insulation, LED lighting, and smart technologies to reduce emissions and utility costs. 🔄 Resource Conservation: Reserve resources, minimise waste and use recycled materials to conserve water, land, and forests. ♻️ Sustainable Materials: Opt for low carbon, recycled materials to decrease environmental impacts. 📦 Material logistics: Plan to optimise materials distribution through use of consolidation to reduce the number of delivery journeys and by selecting the lowest emissions transport methods. 👥 Community Engagement: Develop community spaces, promote sustainable transport options like bike storage and electric vehicle charging, and educate residents on eco-friendly living. 🌳 Green Spaces: Enhance community well-being and biodiversity with urban greenery. 🏗️ Future-Proof Designs: Incorporate flexible features like flood-resistant structures and green roofs to adapt to changing climate and needs without the need to majorly renovate the property. This will also make it more attractive to future buyers. 🤔 Your Thoughts? What sustainable practices have you adopted? Share your insights and let's inspire more sustainable development! #SustainableDevelopment #GreenBuilding #PropertyDevelopment #PropertyInvestment #FutureProofing 🌿

🌍 Accelerating the Buildings Breakthrough: Solutions for Addressing Whole Life Carbon, Circularity, and Shifting to Bio-based Materials This moderated discussion will highlight cutting-edge frameworks, tools, and real-world solutions aimed at advancing near-zero emission and circular buildings. Focusing on vital tools such as the National Circularity Assessment Framework for Buildings, Circular Transition Indicators (CTI), Bio-Based Materials Compendium, 10 Whole Life Cycle Recommendations for the Buildings Breakthrough, and Minoro, the session will explore how these resources can be practically applied to drive sustainable building practices. ✨ The Challenge: The building sector faces significant challenges in implementing circularity principles and reducing embodied carbon across the full lifecycle of buildings—from construction to demolition. These principles, though critical for reducing waste and emissions, remain under-utilized in practice. Furthermore, sustainable materials management and the adoption of bio-based materials have not yet reached their full potential due to knowledge gaps and market barriers. ✨ The Solutions: This session will offer a deep dive into the frameworks and tools designed to address these challenges. It will provide practical approaches to achieving near-zero emissions through circular and whole life cycle methodologies and showcase how these strategies can be integrated into design, construction, and procurement processes. Participants will explore tools like the National Circularity Assessment Framework, Circular Transition Indicators, and the Bio-Based Materials Compendium, all of which aim to guide and support sustainable building practices at scale. 🎙️ Speakers Include: Nasra Nanda, Harry Mills, Emma Lappalainen, Usha Iyer-Raniga, Nazakat Azimli, Paul King, Roland Hunziker, Chiaki Okimura, George.K. Tarus, Sam Stratton-Short, Peter Vangsbo. 📅 Discover the full agenda and follow us live with the streaming link here: https://lnkd.in/d_7dSkxE 👉 For directions, event schedules, and more, visit the Pavilion page: https://lnkd.in/ew6ZwyGS We look forward to seeing you at the Buildings and Cooling Pavilion! #ActOnCooling #BuildForClimate #COP29

Join us in the call for change, we need you! WHY? The building industry stands as a major contributor to carbon emissions : 39%. With an estimated 70% of the population projected to reside in urban areas by 2050, the buildings we construct today significantly influence our future carbon footprint. HOW? Through collective effort from all actors of our industry, we can lead the change. From conception to recycling, let’s commit to lower our products' carbon footprint and then lessen the environmental impact of buildings. We all need to integrate circularity, by choosing carefully our materials and products, with a focus on longevity and recyclability. Play a pivotal role in being a leader for change. Let’s drive decarbonisation together. This is how we imagine Beyond Limits. Watch the full video : https://lnkd.in/dXiBfauC #sustainability #decarbonisation #greenarchitecture #technal 

🌱 🏗️ Exploring the Impact of Sustainable Product Certifications in Construction! 🌍 As our cities evolve, the demand for healthier, resilient spaces intensifies. Buildings contribute significantly to global resource usage and greenhouse emissions. It's high time we focus on the products influencing our environment. Stay tuned as we unravel various sustainable product certifications, leading the path to a greener, more eco-conscious construction future. 🌿 It's not just a trend; it's what our customers have been asking to include. We are actively working on integrating sustainable products into the platform to meet all your green requirements. #SustainabilityInConstruction #GreenBuilding #SubbixSolutions"

Join us in the call for change, we need you! WHY? The building industry stands as a major contributor to carbon emissions : 39%. With an estimated 70% of the population projected to reside in urban areas by 2050, the buildings we construct today significantly influence our future carbon footprint. HOW? Through collective effort from all actors of our industry, we can lead the change. From conception to recycling, let’s commit to lower our products' carbon footprint and then lessen the environmental impact of buildings. We all need to integrate circularity, by choosing carefully our materials and products, with a focus on longevity and recyclability. Play a pivotal role in being a leader for change. Let’s drive decarbonisation together. This is how we imagine Beyond Limits. Watch the full video : https://lnkd.in/dXiBfauC #sustainability #decarbonisation #greenarchitecture #technal 

Welcome to a world where buildings are more than just concrete and steel these aren't just buildings; they're beacons of innovation and sustainability, showcasing what's possible when we prioritize the planet alongside profit.  Embrace a new era where green certifications aren't just about saving the environment; they're about forging a path to a better, brighter tomorrow for all of us. It's a global movement—a collaborative effort to build a world where sustainability isn't just a choice but a necessity. Green building certifications signify our dedication to progress, our commitment to innovation, and our belief in a future where every structure contributes to a healthier planet. #GreenCertifications #SustainableFuture #BuildingChange #greenbuilding #sustainability #saveplanet #lesscarbonfootprints #innovationandsustainability #saveenvironment

🌍 Innovative Approaches in Sustainable Real Estate Development 🌱 Building a Greener Future Real Estate sector challenges itself with novel approaches as a need for eco-friendly way of living increases. Sustainable development includes energy efficient buildings and eco-friendly solution. It is no longer a passing trend, but a fundamental necessity. They are transforming people’s perception of buildings. Such improvements include the use of smart technologies that manage power efficiency, the use of green building materials such as reused metals and ceiled compulsory and clad and passive architectural designs. At the same time also, mixed-use development enhances the walkability of communities which will lessen the communities’ carbon footprint. There is universal awareness regarding sustainability among both the consumers as well as the investors. There are green certifications that not only improve the worth of the property but also more so assures ideal customers giving an advantage in both the business and the environment. It is essential to embrace changing the existing trends in the real estate development so as to save the planet from global warming and engage in the building of sustainable communities. In this regard, we are able to fashion the industry towards environmentally responsible practices for the benefit of our children. Let’s work together effectively and creatively for the better, greener and more sustainable engagement in real estate! #sustainabledevelopment #realestate #innovation #greenbuilding #kohinoormanagementschool