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Ground granulated blast furnace slag in concrete production

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More recently reducing clinker with GGBS has become the ‘go-to’ method for decreasing the carbon intensity of concrete in the UK, as the production of GGBS results in far fewer greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions than the production of the clinker that it replaces.

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Fifty architects and designers you need to know on Earth Day

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Architects and designers have a key role to play in reducing carbon emissions, pollution and waste while protecting biodiversity. As CEO of Swedish architecture firm White Arkitekter , Alexandra Hagen is an industry leader in the shift towards more sustainable, zero-carbon buildings. Adebayo Oke-Lawal, founder of Orange Culture.

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What Does it Take to Make Sustainable Buildings? (Part 1- The big picture)

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This article is about how buildings, which contribute about 1/3 of all CO2 emissions, can be made more sustainable. Today's investors, developers, architects, engineers and buyers are expected to consider energy usage, carbon emissions, up-front carbon, operational carbon and life cycle carbon to just mention a few terms.

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Buildings With Less Embodied Carbon (Part 2 of Sustainability in Construction)

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President Obama How buildings contribute carbon emissions My last article here dealt with the roles of buildings in CO2 emissions and climate change in general. Because buildings contribute more than a third of global emissions, architects must design buildings to be less polluting, to be carbon neutral or even carbon absorbent.

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Decarbonization: Who can be the Tesla of Real Estate?

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Many countries have net-zero pledges but no plan of how to get there and have yet to square with the public that bills and taxes need to rise. [.] Many countries have net-zero pledges but no plan of how to get there and have yet to square with the public that bills and taxes need to rise. [.] and Catherine T.

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100 Women to Watch in Architecture

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This article aims to highlight some of the world’s most innovative minds, and celebrate their success in an evergreen format that can inspire the AEC community year-round. both of which seek to redefine the relationship between cities, farms and nature. Find out more about the jury here. Amale Andraos. Raha Ashrafi .

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Architecture Articles: Building Design

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Difference between carbon neutrality and net zero Mackintosh Building Glasgow School of Art RICS and YouGov survey 2022 Next generation of knowledge work: hybrid workplaces Data-Informed Design for the User Experience at Work The fluid, sustainable future of retail Designing for Extra Care: What Can Covid Teach Us?