Concrete Buildings Emerge as a Major Storehouse of Carbon from the Atmosphere
Vancouver, June 26, 2019 - Concrete buildings are quietly absorbing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere, so much so that the built environment represents one of the world’s largest storehouses of carbon that is excluded from current greenhouse gas accounting rules.
New study finds insurance costs are more than six times greater for wood frame buildings than for concrete buildings
OTTAWA, March 21, 2016 /CNW/ - A new study of the property insurance costs for wood frame and concrete mid-rise residential buildings conducted by GLOBE Advisors and released today by the Concrete Council of Canada reveals a substantial gap in the risks and insurance rates between the two building systems.