Building Transparency loads carbon accounting toolbox for Greenbuild

Sources: Building Transparency, Seattle; CMCM staff Architectural/engineering/construction professionals’ premier carbon accounting resource, Building Transparency, will join top general contractors to launch its latest Carbon Action Network (CAN) at the 2023 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, September 26-29, Washington, D.C. Clark Construction, Skanska USA, Turner Construction, Webcor and peers chartering contractorsCAN seek Read more…

Carbon-wise ECOPact mixes suit concrete-intensive Amazon data centers

Sources: Holcim US, Chicago; CMCM staff Amazon Web Services (AWS) has approved ECOPact-branded concrete mixes for northern Virginia data centers—facilities whose electrical and mechanical infrastructure typically spells inordinate concrete mass. Holcim US ready mixed operations design ECOPact orders with cementitious material blends, optimizing portland cement dosages and lowering concrete slabs Read more…

Research links building live load consistency to lower embodied energy

Sources: Charles Pankow Foundation, McLean, Va.; CP staff The Portland Cement Association Education Foundation and Magnusson Klemencic Associates Foundation are lead supporters of a six-month, $100,000 research project, “Assembly Live Load Consistency for Buildings: Gateway to Reducing Embedded Energy.” Work will proceed under University of Colorado’s Dr. Ross B. Corotis, Read more…