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Improving Sustainability in the Construction Industry: A Complete Guide for 2025

UK Construction Blog

Four core strategies drive sustainability improvements: selecting renewable and recycled materials, implementing energy-efficient systems and renewable energy, adopting circular construction practices to reduce waste by up to 30%, and implementing water conservation methods. What Is Sustainable Construction?

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Sustainable Community Living Projects Design Guide

CCR Magazine

Sustainable design in these projects includes focusing on energy efficiency, renewable energy, water conservation, and green building materials. These projects focus on using shared resources and spaces, which helps build a feeling of togetherness and shared duty. This leads to saving energy over time.

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Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint

BDC Network

Facility Condition Assessment Data Can Help Reduce Carbon Footprint 1 kcichowicz Tue, 10/15/2024 - 10:59 Facility condition assessments provide powerful insight into your buildings and offer an ideal vehicle to advance resiliency and decarbonization goals. A facility owner and management team are pivotal in this transition.

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Gateway to the past: State-of-the-art facility showcases prehistoric wonders

Construction Specifier

Our first step was a passive energy reduction strategy, starting from the concept design phase. We conducted extensive shoebox energy modeling in collaboration with Ennead Architects to determine the optimal site placement for the project. RM: The renewable energy source for this project is a solar PV, which will be installed onsite.

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Why Flooring Installation Should Be Central to Sustainable Construction in the UK

UK Construction Blog

Flooring installation—when approached with sustainability in mind—can significantly reduce a building’s environmental impact, improve indoor air quality, and even lower lifecycle costs. Adhesive-free systems (like click-lock flooring) reduce VOC emissions. However, these can come with high embodied carbon and short lifespans.

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8 Essential Techniques for Green and Energy-Efficient Building Design

UK Construction Blog

The post 8 Essential Techniques for Green and Energy-Efficient Building Design appeared first on UK Construction Blog. Passive House Performance Standards A “Passive House” refers to a highly energy-efficient building that minimizes energy consumption through the use of passive design strategies.

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PassivHaus Casa AYA in Uruguay

Natural Building

Most materials used were sourced within a 150 km radius. As natural materials, they not only have great embodied carbon benefits and are able to be composted on site at the end of the building’s life. They also help regulate the building’s indoor hydrothermal conditions and reduce internally generated pollution (lower VOCs).