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What role does cement and concrete play in building our cities for the future? Shoshanna Saxe joined Speaking Concretely to discuss sustainable construction and city building. https://lnkd.in/ddFHSJEr

Concrete is one of the largest contributors to embodied carbon emissions in construction. As part of our commitment to achieving Net Zero, we conduct Life Cycle Analyses (LCAs) throughout the project design phase to identify opportunities for reducing carbon emissions. At our upcoming purpose-built rental development at West 4th + Macdonald, our LCAs revealed significant opportunities to reduce concrete usage. Hear more from our Director of Construction, Steve Swan, as he shares the specific construction strategies we implemented to achieve a total reduction of 100 m3 of concrete—equivalent to 10 fully loaded concrete trucks—saving 26,835 kg of CO2e!

Pan-United has long been a committed advocate for the adoption of greener building materials, such as low-carbon concrete. It is important for developers and owners to integrate whole life carbon assessment (WLCA) into the project planning. WLCA calculates both operational and embodied carbon dioxide emissions over a building's lifespan.   The mainstream adoption of low-carbon concrete will take some time, but we are hopeful that key industry players are paying more attention to the need to decarbonise the built environment.   Thank you Jun Yuan Yong from The Business Times for speaking to us and highlighting this important topic!   Find out more by reading the article here: https://lnkd.in/graSiuBP   #decarbonisation #builtenvironment #lowcarbonconcrete #sustainableconstruction #PanUSustainability  

Did you know that starting in 2023 in Newton, new large construction projects over 20,000 sf are required to estimate and report the embodied carbon of the building as part of their Special Permit process? Embodied carbon is the amount of carbon emitted during construction, which includes production of new materials, transportation, and disposal of old materials, etc. Newton was recently recognized for its embodied carbon regulation by the Carbon Leadership Forum in their new report on embodied carbon policy in the Northeast. You can read more here, and also check out their map of embodied carbon legislation: https://lnkd.in/gXcyApuF Newton is in great company!

#timbertuesday This week we hear from Malcolm Thomson, Managing Director at Kirkwood Timber Frame about some of the benefits of timber frame construction. He said: “A far greener alternative to the traditional build, timber has lowest embodied carbon of any building material and for each cubic metre of wood used instead generates a C02 saving of 0.9 tonnes to the atmosphere. This offers the possibility of ‘net positive buildings’ - where carbon sequestered in the timber, exceeds emissions over a building’s full lifecycle." https://lnkd.in/eKw2UKpt

Now’s your chance to get insights directly from our Executive Director, Joe Lombard! Whether you’re curious about precast concrete technology, sustainability, or its role in accelerated construction—drop your questions in the comments below 💬. Bring on the tough ones! Joe will personally answer your top questions in an upcoming Q&A video on all social platforms, acknowledging each inquirer 🎬 . 🔽 Ask your questions below! 🔽 #AskTheExpert #PrecastConcrete #HowPrecastBuilds

Sustainability is front and center in the construction industry: it’s a driving priority for most businesses and projects. In U.S. Green Building Council survey of 512 members of the green building community, respondents reported the importance of decarbonisation, resilience and green building certifications. Find out how Partanna’s carbon negative concrete can help your building achieve LEED certification here: https://lnkd.in/gVR-FRKc

Great to have Owen Wyatt the team from DC Thomson join us at our Timber Engineering UK facility in Dundee. We had discussions around the national housing emergency and how we are playing our part in finding solutions through sustainable construction and extremely efficient delivery methods. Our UltraKit Advanced Timber Frame System can significantly reduce a development programme, leading to a reduction in cost, and delivery of more homes. Imagine the impact on our economy and the housing crisis if all SME developers could build 15-20% more homes per annum! This is a perfectly achievable goal, all whilst increasing energy performance, reducing carbon emissions, delivering a quality product, and increasing profit. Timber Engineering believe in supporting our local communities and that is why we have taken out corporate subscription to local news for all of our staff. The team at DC Thomson and The Courier are passionate about our community and it's people and we are proud to share this wonderful ethos. Thanks for creating this short film and shining the spotlight on our business 👏

The Thursday long read - The Passive House Plus guide to structural timber construction - Fuelled by the need to build quickly and to increasingly tight sustainability standards, the market for timber frame and mass timber construction is growing rapidly. This detailed guide covers many of the main established and emerging techniques, and looks at key issues to address if you’re considering a timber-based build. https://lnkd.in/eWg82WGv

Material innovations, carbon credits, ESG, these are just a few of the key topics panelists touched on during the Future Proofing infrastructure for Sustainability session at the Canadian Construction Association - Association canadienne de la construction conference in Punta Cana. Education and collaboration are going to be key in driving adoption of more sustainable materials and in motivating the construction industry to look more closely at producing and leveraging carbon credits Great discussion between the panelists, and kudos to Jen for excellent moderation.Jolene McLaughlin, Matt Pitcairn, Shane Mulligan, Jen Hancock ReNew Canada Actual Media Inc. EllisDon BC Road Builders and Heavy Construction Association Heidelberg Materials #carboncredits #sustainableconstruction #infrastructure #construction #concrete