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Biodiversity and Development: How to Build Without Destroying Ecosystems

CCR Magazine

What strategies can we use to advance human development while protecting the planet’s diverse ecosystems? It’s essential to maintain biodiversity conservation while expanding infrastructure growth since these two goals can be achieved side by side.

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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. The core principle centres on resource conservation.

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Mass Timber Buildings: Sustainable Path to Net Zero Goals

CCR Magazine

Mass timber is quickly becoming a solution as the number of public institutions and private developers pledging to attain net-zero carbon emissions increases. “Mass timber offers cost and value considerations that developers and clients see as benefits. It is also estimated that forests in the U.S.

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From Concrete to Canopy: Bringing Plants into Design

CCR Magazine

Integrating plants into buildings isnt just about aestheticsits a crucial strategy for sustainability, human well-being, and energy efficiency. Temperature Regulation Green roofs and walls provide natural insulation, reducing heat absorption in buildings. This minimizes resource use while ensuring plant longevity.

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SAMI: Future proofing communities

Roads Online

Using renewable energies is part of SAMI Bitumen Technologies’ sustainability strategies to reduce the carbon footprint of the company’s Laverton facility in Victoria. deforestation) while eliminating structural obstacles to people’s health, influence, competence, impartiality, and meaning. Image: SAMI Bitumen Technologies.

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Mountain States & Southwest Industry News: June 2025

ENR Construction

The 182,000-sq-ft all-electric building for CoorsTek is the first phase of the six-block district being developed on a former industrial site. The initiative, which aims to conserve 56,000 acre-ft of water in Lake Mead over 10 years, was conceived to reduce the area’s reliance on the Colorado River. Once complete, the 1.25-million-sq-ft

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The Role of Engineers in Sustainable Development: Pioneering a Brighter Future

CCR Magazine

Sustainable development has become a critical global imperative, and engineers are at the forefront of driving this transformative change. Their expertise and innovative solutions play a pivotal role in designing, developing, and implementing sustainable practices across various industries.