Concrete Sustainability Hub research shows life-cycle thinking has long-term environmental and economic payoffs.
Research
The use of wood in mid to high-rise buildings is widely promoted for its supposed environmental and climate-related benefits. Recent research suggests these benefits are overstated.
Energy and thermal performance requirements play an increasingly significant role in building codes throughout North America. This wasn’t always the case. The American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-onditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) published one of the first building energy standards, ASRHRAE Standard 90, in 1975. The earliest national standard for building energy performance, the National […]
