Articles Tagged with ''environmental impacts''

We hear optimistic plans and measures under consideration that go far beyond those energy efficient lightbulbs. Unfortunately, when it comes to pointing fingers and passing blame, the real estate industry is targeted as a chief offender. 

The Cohesive Companies, a digital integrator investment of the Acceleration Fund of Bentley Systems, Inc., the infrastructure engineering software company, today announced its acquisition of Professional Construction Strategies Group Ltd, (PCSG). 

Insulation now optional in 1-hour fire-rated steel-stud walls with Sheetrock Brand EcoSmart Panels Firecode X and Mold Tough Firecode X (UL Type ULIX).

The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Informa Connect are proud to announce that Christiana Figueres, former executive secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) will headline the 2020 Greenbuild International Conference and Expo. 

The Landscape Architecture Foundation (LAF) in association with the McHarg Center, the Center for Resilient Cities and Landscapes, the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA), and the Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) invites designers to be part of a historic, national event to translate the core goals of the Green New Deal—decarbonization, justice, and jobs—into design and planning projects for their respective regions.

In April 2020, the Gypsum Association released a completely revised Environmental Product Declaration for type X gypsum panels to replace an industry average EPD for type X panels set to expire in May 2020. 

Watch and see how five companies are advancing sustainable, healthy and resilient buildings, cities and communities.

USG Corporation has been named a 2019 ‘Top Workplace’ by the Detroit Free Press and the San Diego Union-Tribune.

Simpson Strong-Tie has achieved California Department of Public Health (CDPH) indoor air quality compliance for its SET-XP, AT-XP and SET-3G anchoring adhesives.

The Armstrong Ceilings Recycling Program, the first and longest-running program of its kind in the commercial ceilings industry, marks 20 years of diverting used ceiling panels away from landfills.