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DOE Releases First Ever Federal Blueprint to Decarbonize America's Buildings Sector
The Biden-Harris Administration this week (April 2) released Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A National Blueprint for the Buildings Sector, a comprehensive plan to reduce greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions from buildings by 65% by 2035 and 90% by 2050. The U.S. Department of Energy led the Blueprint's development in collaboration with the Department of Housing and Urban Development, the ...
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Creative Biostructure Launches Structured Illumination Microscopy Service for Enhanced Imaging Capabilities
Creative Biostructure, a leading provider of innovative imaging solutions, is pleased to announce the launch of its new Structured Illumination Microscopy (SIM) service. This cutting-edge imaging technique offers enhanced resolution and imaging capabilities, allowing researchers to visualize biological samples with unprecedented detail. Structured Illumination Microscopy is a super-resolution ...
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Paving the Way for Smarter Cities: Trends and Markets in Smart Parking Technologies
Boston: Discover the future of parking with our exploration of Smart Parking Technologies and Global Markets. This brief journey explores the latest advancements in parking technology and their impact on global markets. From intelligent sensors to data-driven solutions, join us in uncovering the key trends and market dynamics propelling the evolution of smart parking on a global scale. ...
By BCC Research
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Urban wetlands and the built environment: how Colombo’s green spaces enhance city life
Sitting at the Kelani River delta on the west coast of Sri Lanka, set amidst a backdrop of shiny hotels, red-tiled colonial era-buildings and street markets, Colombo appears to be your typical Asian metropolis. But interspersed amongst the city’s built environment sit 19 kilometers of wetlands. Colombo’s urban wetlands make the city ...
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New Hong Kong desalination plant begins delivering fresh water to 137,000 homes
The new Tseung Kwan O desalination plant is the first to use reverse osmosis technology in Hong Kong. Construction of the first stage plant began in December 2019, and four years later it began supplying fresh water to homes throughout the territories. The Water Supplies Department (WSD) of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) engaged Binnies, an RSK Group ...
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UK Water Crisis ‘Down to Conservative Government Failures’
You would perhaps be forgiven for thinking that the UK, with its famously damp weather, would be relatively immune to the issues presented by the global water crisis, but this in fact could not be further from the case. Water is becoming increasingly problematic for countries all over the world as climate change takes hold and the UK is certainly not exempt from this, with ageing infrastructure, ...
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2023, a highly successful year for Idrica
Water is an essential resource for life, but it is also very scarce, with climate change, pollution and population growth all putting its availability to the test around the world. In this context, Idrica, a leading international water technology company, is playing a key role in transforming the sector. The firm develops innovative solutions for end-to-end water cycle management to reduce ...
By Idrica
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Water Management Lessons from the City of Rotterdam
More than two-thirds of the biggest and most densely populated cities in the world are coastal delta cities, or find themselves perched precariously along estuaries, making them particularly vulnerable to rising sea levels. The city of Rotterdam is one such destination, with almost 80 per cent of the metropolis below sea level. As such, it’s particularly vulnerable to the effects of global ...
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East of England Challenges: Water Scarcity, Population Growth & Climate Change
While there can be no denying that each region around the UK will face their own set of unique challenges in the future, it seems that the east of England in particular has potentially hard times ahead, with new research revealing that the next 20 years will see significant rainfall decreases, record high temperatures and more than 720,000 new residents in the area. Commissioned by Anglian Water ...
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National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month and Optimizing the Built Environment
With most Americans spending approximately 90% of their time indoors according to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the indoor air quality (IAQ) of people’s homes, schools, and businesses can have a significant impact on their comfort, health, and even productivity. This is why October has been designated as National Indoor Air Quality Awareness Month. Unfortunately, EPA ...
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Apply Enviornmental Firendly Calcium Silicate Board for Sale
Environmental-friendly calcium silicate boards are a type of building material that is designed to have a lower environmental impact compared to traditional construction materials. They are typically made from sustainable and recyclable materials and may have reduced levels of harmful substances. When searching for these boards for sale, here are a few steps you can take:Research Sustainable ...
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Why A Quarter of the World Faces Extreme Water Stress
It goes without saying that water is essential for life, but for a quarter of the global population, there are times in the year when there is barely enough of it to go around. According to data from Aqueduct, the World Resources Institute suite of tools that measures various markers for potential water risks, 25 countries in the world are exposed to extremely high levels of water stress. This ...
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Tana Italia at Ecomondo 2023
Ecomondo, the nexus of ecological transition, serves as the meeting ground for industry, stakeholders, policymakers, opinion leaders, and local authorities. It effectively consolidates the fundamental components shaping the European Union’s environmental policy development. This event holds a prominent international stature within Europe and the Mediterranean region, focusing on ...
By Tana Oy
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Eco-Friendly Strategies for a Resilient Planet: Discover Environmental Management at Its Finest
In today's world, where environmental concerns are becoming increasingly critical, the need for eco-friendly strategies has never been greater. As climate change and resource depletion pose significant challenges, adopting sustainable practices becomes imperative for the well-being of our planet. This article explores various eco-friendly strategies that can lead us toward a more resilient and ...
By GetOSHA
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Liberty Coca-Cola Breaks Ground on First Quadgeneration Plant in United States
Today, Liberty Coca-Cola Beverages (Liberty) joined with state and local elected officials, community stakeholders and businesses to break ground on the quadgeneration production plant at the local bottler’s Elmsford facility. The plant will be the first of its kind in the country to generate its own electricity, heat, cooling and recover carbon dioxide (CO2) for beverage use. Generating ...
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RUBBLE MASTER supports countries worldwide in building a sustainable recycling economy
DI Dorian Wessely, head of the Cleantech Cluster (CTC) at Upper Austria’s Business Location Agency, RM CEO Gerald Hanisch and RM CFO Günther Weissenberger met for an expert talk to discuss the most pressing issues of the recycling industry. With a recycling rate of 88%, Austria ranks among the top performers in Europe. The growing awareness of sustainability, circular economy, and ...
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Clandestine Meth Labs and Building Occupant Exposure Hazards
Methamphetamine, commonly referred to as meth, is a potent synthetic drug that stimulants the central nervous system. Due to its high potential for abuse, methamphetamine is classified as a Schedule II drug. While much of the meth abused in the United States now comes from drug trafficking organizations that manufacture it in foreign super labs, it is still made domestically in clandestine labs ...
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CU Denver Grads Turns Tyres Into Tiles
Olivia Collier and Maslin Mellick, both 2022 master of architecture graduates at CU Denver, took home the Colorado Green Building Guild (CGBG) Student Project of the Year for the work they did in a studio class led by Professor of Architecture Julee Herdt. The class was tasked with creating a “Clean-Tech Manufacturing Facility for Sustainable Building Products.” Both agree that they ...
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Idrica and Global Omnium joint paper in top 3 at the EUBIM 2023 Congress
The paper entitled “Data flows in the smart city” presented by César Gómez Ferrer, BIM Manager at Global Omnium and Sergio Aznar, GIS Manager at Idrica, was selected to be published and presented at the EUBIM 2023 Congress, as one of the three best articles submitted at the event. The partnership between both experts has been key to bring together the ...
By Idrica
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WorldGBC launches groundbreaking Circular Built Environment Playbook
World Green Building Council (WorldGBC) and its network of over 75 Green Building Councils have launched the Circular Built Environment Playbook a critical guide for the building and construction sector around the world to accelerate the adoption of circular economy and resource efficiency principles. The principles of the circular economy can help us to achieve global climate targets: from ...
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