NRMCA Certifies CalPortland Utilizing CSI EPD ToolMay 9, 2018PNBRC0 Likes Building Resilience, News, ResearchThe ready mixed concrete industry has 33 verified EPDs covering 9,390 products, the largest total of any building product category. CONTINUE READING
EPA Declares Burning Wood Is Carbon NeutralApril 30, 2018PNBRC0 Likes News, Policy, ResearchDecision announced even before Agency’s Science Advisory Board completes its work on biomass burning. CONTINUE READING
CarbonCure a Finalist in $20 million XPRIZE ChallengeApril 9, 2018PNBRC0 Likes News, People, ResearchRobert Niven, CEO of CarbonCure, sees "carbon neutral" concrete in our future CONTINUE READING
With buildings and infrastructure, it pays to take a life-cycle perspectiveMarch 31, 2018PNBRC0 Likes Building Resilience, News, ResearchConcrete Sustainability Hub research shows life-cycle thinking has long-term environmental and economic payoffs. CONTINUE READING
Are the environmental benefits of wood use in construction overstated?March 26, 2018PNBRC0 Likes ResearchThe 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. CONTINUE READING