In a study published on Jan. 10, civil engineers and earth systems scientists at Stanford University and the University of California, Davis, found that construction materials such as concrete, asphalt, wood, brick and plastic have the potential to store billions of tons of climate-harming carbon dioxide.
A renovation at Wethersfield High School brings more space and elective options to students.
Submissions for the Vermont Green Building Network’s fifth annual statewide competition are due March 10.
New standards developed by ASTM will identify what concrete is made of and improve its sustainability.
Changes in California’s building efficiency standards will become mandatory starting this month.
Congress recently approved a plan to construct a new federal courthouse in Des Moines valued at $137 million.
