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Bombardier Becomes Only Business Jet Manufacturer to Disclose Environmental Impact of its Entire Aircraft Portfolio

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Wednesday, April 3, 2024
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The publication of an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Challenger 650 business jet is the crowning milestone to Bombardier’s commitment of developing and publishing EPDs for all its in-production aircraft by 2025.

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  • The publication of an Environmental Product Declaration (EPD) for its Challenger 650 business jet is the crowning milestone to Bombardier’s commitment of developing and publishing EPDs for all its in-production aircraft by 2025.
  • “The role of EPDs is not to stamp our aircraft as more sustainable than others, rather to take ownership of the environmental impact they generate,” said Jean-Christophe Gallagher, Executive Vice President, Aircraft Sales & Bombardier Defense, Bombardier.
  • Bombardier published a self-declared EPD for its Challenger 3500 aircraft in 2022, for its Global 5500 and Global 6500 aircraft in 2023, and today for its Challenger 650 aircraft.
  • * Examples of potential environmental indicators are acidification, eutrophication, global warming, photochemical ozone creation, total freshwater use and water scarcity potential

LP Building Solutions Recognized as Sustainable Brand Leader by Green Builder Media’s 2024 Brand Index

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Monday, April 8, 2024
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LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, is proud to announce that LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding was recognized as Green Builder Media’s Sustainable Brand Leader for the Siding category in its 2024 Brand Index .

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  • LP Building Solutions (LP), a leading manufacturer of high-performance building products, is proud to announce that LP® SmartSide® Trim & Siding was recognized as Green Builder Media’s Sustainable Brand Leader for the Siding category in its 2024 Brand Index .
  • LP® Structural Solutions and LP WeatherLogic® Air & Water Barrier were awarded top 10 recognitions in the Structural and Building Wrap categories, respectively.
  • The Brand Index looks at market trends and builder sentiment to evaluate products in the green building marketplace.
  • View the full release here: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20240408123312/en/
    LP Building Solutions recognized as Sustainable Brand Leader by Green Builder Media’s 2024 Brand Index.

Sustainable Minds Publishes Six PCRs for Plumbing Products in Conformance to the ACLCA PCR Open Standard

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Monday, March 25, 2024
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BROOKLINE, Mass., March 25, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Sustainable Minds®, the only end-to-end product transparency solutions provider, has published product category rules (PCRs) for:

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  • Sustainable Minds' recently published Utility Poles PCR , along with these six, are among the first ACLCA PCR Open Standard conformant PCRs to be published.
  • Much of this document is based on and builds upon the ACLCA PCR Open Standard.
  • To further this goal, in 2021 Swack became the ACLCA PCR Guidance working group co-chair leading the creation of this work.
  • "Using the ACLCA PCR Open Standard to update our program was a rigorous task, but it has enabled us to create higher quality PCRs.

ArcelorMittal Dofasco publishes Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced steel, the lowest embodied carbon sheet steel available in the North American market

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Monday, March 18, 2024
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HAMILTON, ON, March 1, 2024 /CNW/ - On its journey towards carbon neutral steel, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Canada's largest flat roll steel producer, today announced the publication of five Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for end use construction products using XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced (RRP) steel.

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  • HAMILTON, ON, March 1, 2024 /CNW/ - On its journey towards carbon neutral steel, ArcelorMittal Dofasco, Canada's largest flat roll steel producer, today announced the publication of five Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) for end use construction products using XCarb™ recycled and renewably produced (RRP) steel.
  • "This is another example of our commitment to delivering innovative and sustainable steel products for our customers who are striving to lower GHG emissions in their products."
  • The Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) are compliant with ISO 21930, ISO 14025 and the applicable North American PCR standards.
  • The EPD's, for cold formed sections, corrugated steel pipe, hollow structural sections, steel cladding and roofing, and steel deck are available online at XCarb™ - Recycled and renewably produced products | ArcelorMittal .

Building Transparency Supports Recent Buy Clean Policy Progress and Launches Industry Resource for Embodied Carbon Action

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Thursday, February 8, 2024
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Building Transparency is also announcing the launch of its Manufacturer’s Guide to Embodied Carbon, a resource developed by the organization’s Materials Carbon Action Network (materialsCAN) – a program comprised of members of the global building industry ready to act on the smart prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials.

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  • Building Transparency is also announcing the launch of its Manufacturer’s Guide to Embodied Carbon, a resource developed by the organization’s Materials Carbon Action Network (materialsCAN) – a program comprised of members of the global building industry ready to act on the smart prioritization of embodied carbon in building materials.
  • “We also work ardently to educate manufacturers across the industry to understand embodied carbon and its impact on the environment.
  • Today, Building Transparency is helping implement various clean procurement investments outlined in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA).
  • Building Transparency’s Manufacturer’s Guide to Embodied Carbon was created for manufacturers to learn how to get started and act on embodied carbon.

Ultra-low Carbon Concrete Masonry Can Radically Reduce Embodied Carbon to Help Solve a Major Climate Challenge for Green Data Centers

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Thursday, December 14, 2023
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This simple switch will overcome the seemingly intractable problem of massive emissions related to concrete use in these facilities.

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  • This simple switch will overcome the seemingly intractable problem of massive emissions related to concrete use in these facilities.
  • It is estimated that concrete contributes nearly 50 percent of the embodied carbon of a typical building.
  • KPFF developed a preliminary structural redesign for the same facility using ultra-low carbon concrete blocks to compare cost and constructibility.
  • “Now our industry is focused on reductions to embodied carbon, given the enormous scale of these types of emissions.

One Click LCA, a Leading Software Platform for the Decarbonization of Construction and Manufacturing, Announces €40M Strategic Growth Investment from PSG and InfraVia

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Tuesday, November 28, 2023
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The decarbonization platform supports thousands of customers in over 150 countries, including blue-chip enterprises such as Skanska, AECOM, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim and Saint Gobain.

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  • The decarbonization platform supports thousands of customers in over 150 countries, including blue-chip enterprises such as Skanska, AECOM, WSP, Foster+Partners, LafargeHolcim and Saint Gobain.
  • One Click LCA enables manufacturers to generate and publish EPDs digitally for manufactured goods and construction products.
  • InfraVia has been a significant stakeholder of the infrastructure and construction industry through its flagship investment strategy in infrastructure over the past 15 years.
  • Consequently, we are very excited to support Panu and One Click LCA in bringing sustainability to our ecosystem and more generally the broader construction manufacturing industry.”

Innovators and Industry Leaders Take the Stage at Suffolk Technologies BOOST 4 Demo Day

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Tuesday, November 14, 2023
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Suffolk Technologies hosted its fourth annual BOOST Demo Day at Suffolk’s National Headquarters in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.

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  • Suffolk Technologies hosted its fourth annual BOOST Demo Day at Suffolk’s National Headquarters in Boston on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023.
  • “Demo Day” is an opportunity for BOOST finalists to showcase their companies, products and progress throughout the program to investors, potential customers, other founders, and leaders across the built environment.
  • The “Demo Day” event is designed to inspire startup founders, increase brand exposure, facilitate industry connections, and unlock new opportunities for startups as they move through the accelerator.
  • From roundtable discussions and pilots to long-term partnerships, this program and industry access have been game changers.

Leviton Announces Environmental Product Declarations for End-to-End Global Copper Systems

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Tuesday, December 12, 2023
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BOTHELL, Wash., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviton Network Solutions today announced that it is now providing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) on end-to-end global copper systems. Leviton's EPDs are third-party verified by UL and visible on UL's SPOT Product Database. The EPD is a registered document that communicates a standard set of comprehensive information about a product's environmental impact throughout its lifecycle. EPDs play a key role in contributing towards the many green building certification programs available today.

Key Points: 
  • BOTHELL, Wash., Dec. 12, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Leviton Network Solutions today announced that it is now providing Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) on end-to-end global copper systems.
  • Leviton's EPDs are third-party verified by UL and visible on UL's SPOT Product Database.
  • The EPD is a registered document that communicates a standard set of comprehensive information about a product's environmental impact throughout its lifecycle.
  • Based on the LCA, an EPD reports a product's environmental impact areas, including important data on factors that affect the earth, our atmosphere, and aquatic systems.

DuPont Achieves Major Decarbonization Milestone Through Full Conversion to Low-GWP Styrofoam™ Brand XPS Insulation

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Thursday, November 30, 2023
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WILMINGTON, Del., Nov. 30, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- DuPont (NYSE:DD) today announced all sites in North America manufacturing Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation now produce a low global warming potential (GWP) formulation, reducing the embodied carbon by 94%, and identifiable with a shift from the original blue to the new grey color. This new insulation maintains the Styrofoam™ Brand XPS trusted moisture resistance and thermal performance criteria demanded by the market. In addition to delivering significantly lower embodied carbon, this new Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation offers a wide range of benefits to customers, including LEED v4.1 LCA Optimization credit.

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  • This new insulation maintains the Styrofoam™ Brand XPS trusted moisture resistance and thermal performance criteria demanded by the market.
  • In addition to delivering significantly lower embodied carbon, this new Styrofoam™ Brand XPS insulation offers a wide range of benefits to customers, including LEED v4.1 LCA Optimization credit.
  • "I'm incredibly proud of everyone who contributed to this remarkable milestone," said Tim Lacey, Global Vice President & General Manager of DuPont Performance Building Solutions and Corian® Design.
  • Rooted in over 80 years of technical innovation, the new low-GWP Styrofoam™ Brand XPS Insulation continues to build on its strengths.