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Palestinians exposed to deadly levels of asbestos in ruined Gaza, expert warns. An international expert has warned that Israel’s war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip over the past year has exposed many of the 2.1 million people trapped there to deadly….
Eight construction firms make Time’s first global sustainability ...
Jun 28, 2024 — To get on the list, companies must have signed up to climate programmes like the 1.5°C target from the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), and receive high scores from CDP, formerly the Carbon Disclosure Project, a voluntary emissions disclosure scheme.
Global Construction Summit: register now! - Global Construction …
Feb 23, 2024 — The Global Construction Summit, the key annual event for built environment professionals seeking to understand the latest trends, learn best practice and uncover innovations from across the world, takes place in February and March. Delivered by the Chartered Institute of Building and Global Construction Review, the Summit features high-quality ...
CIOB and GCR launch the Global Construction Summit
Jan 4, 2022 — The Chartered Institute of Building and Global Construction Review have launched the Global Construction Summit, an annual event for built environment professionals seeking to understand the latest trends, learn best practice and uncover innovations from across the world. It will take place virtually on 22-23 February 2022.
Global Construction Summit 2023: last chance to watch live
Feb 20, 2023 — The Global Construction Summit 2023 starts tomorrow (Tuesday) so time is running out to watch the webinars live. The Summit is the key annual event for built environment professionals seeking to understand the latest trends, learn best practice and uncover innovations from across the world. It is produced by the Chartered Institute of Building ...
GCCA 2050 Roadmap to Net Zero Concrete - Global Construction Review
Oct 1, 2021 — GCCA accounts for 80% of the global cement and concrete industry volume outside of China, and several of the largest Chinese manufacturers, like the China National Building Material Company (CNBM). In 2020 we came together as leaders in the sector to commit to a 2050 climate ambition and align with global climate targets. The launch will mark the …
Construction in the spotlight as UN finds climate change “rapid …
Aug 11, 2021 — Demand for buildings is related to population growth, and as the world’s population has doubled since 1970, increasing from 3.7 billion to 7.8 billion today, and is expected to reach 10.9 billion by 2100, the industry has become, and is likely to remain, central to efforts to mitigate climate change.. Cement: problem number one . The carbon debt of buildings …
Climate change is a bigger challenge for construction than Covid
Apr 26, 2021 — Climate change is a bigger challenge for construction than Covid. Many comparisons have been drawn between the Covid-19 pandemic and the climate crisis over the past year. While the challenges created by the two appear to be very different, there is much that can be learnt from the last 12 months by businesses and policymakers about climate ...
Does structural concrete have a place in a zero carbon future?
Jun 3, 2020 — The United Nations predicts that, globally, we will construct another 230 billion square metres of floor area in the next 40 years, double the existing floor area at present.
Industry targets carbon neutral concrete by 2050
07.07.21. The Global Cement and Concrete Association (GCCA) and the World Economic Forum have launched an initiative to achieve carbon neutral concrete by 2050. Called ‘Concrete Action for Climate’ (CAC), the idea is to pool expertise from business, civil society, governments and investors to stimulate demand for sustainable materials and ...