#Sustainability

The European Commission is considering whether to regulate GHG emissions related to

Net zero transition costs for existing building stock need to be factored in now to ensure the industry does not face a 'carbon bubble' valuation crisis.

Buildings are responsible for nearly 40 percent of the world’s carbon emissions. In Amsterdam, they are trying to create a blueprint to do something about it.

In an increasingly hotter world, what policies, designs, technologies & behaviours can provide thermal adequacy for coolth?

Buried within the 730-page Inflation Reduction Act that Congress recently passed is a dizzying array of proposals that directly and indirectly impact the

Explore what we need to do to reach net zero carbon in the built environment.

How can you measure your building's carbon emissions and who owns the carbon? We offer a simple guide on the three scopes of emissions and ways to divide the ownership, underscoring the need for good data.

The SEC’s draft regulation would require all public companies to disclose emissions and risks related to their real estate. Here’s why the real-estate industry should move preemptively.

It promises to bring new levels of social connectedness, mobility, and collaboration to a world of virtual work.

Cheap and easy to make, concrete is a favorite building material around the world, with 30 billion metric tons used each year. But the cement industry accounts for 7 percent of global carbon emissions, spurring a research race to design more sustainable building materials, be it more eco-friendly concrete or enhanced wood materials.

The Biden administration is launching a new partnership with two states and several cities aimed at reducing planet-warming emissions from buildings. 

An office building made with cross-laminated timber in Tokyo, Japan. (Shutterstock) Meike Siegner, Ryerson University and Cory Searcy, Ryerson University In 2020, the extraction, transport and manufacturing of materials for the building sector accounted for 10 per cent of global greenhouse gas emissions. If buildings are to make meaningful contributions to keeping global temperature rise to 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels, limiting emissions from building materials is crucial. To achieve this objective, engineered versions of age-old building technologies, like wood, straw or bamboo, are critical. These bio-based building materials generally demand less energy in manufacturing and have the ability to