The Building Resilience Coalition is going to SpokaneJune 21, 2018PNBRC0 Likes Building Resilience, Finance, News, Policy, ResearchBuilding Resilience Coalition is to sponsor a keynote address by Evan Reis, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the U.S. Resiliency Council CONTINUE READING
Is Concrete a Carbon Sink we have ignored for too long?June 18, 2018PNBRC3 Likes Building Resilience, News, ResearchNew research suggests the carbonation of cement products represents a substantial carbon sink not currently considered in emissions inventories. CONTINUE READING
Buildings Resilience – Updated Information Sheet AvailableMay 23, 2018PNBRC0 Likes Building Resilience, News, ResearchThe MIT Concrete Sustainability Hub, CSHub recently released a new information sheet which discusses building resilience CONTINUE READING
Open Letter on Cross Laminated Timber and Forest StewardshipMay 17, 2018PNBRC2 Likes News, ResearchThe climate implications of mass timber buildings turns on what happens in the forest. CONTINUE READING
The EPA says burning wood to generate power is ‘carbon-neutral.’ Is that true?May 16, 2018PNBRC0 Likes News, Policy, ResearchProducing electricity by burning wood now costs more than wind or solar power, making biomass only economically viable with large subsidies. CONTINUE READING