GreenBiz

MAY 15, 2020

According to a news release from the National Institutes of Health on March 17, these respiratory droplets seem to be detectable in the air for as long as three hours. What are occupants experiencing? Another green building and efficiency tool is the use of a survey. Reduce toxic indoor contaminants. is clearly the approach for now. . —

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GreenBiz

MARCH 30, 2021

To better support the health of these communities, Berckes’ organization employs local teenagers to plant and care for trees. West Des Moines is home to three Microsoft data centers and two more are slated for construction starting in 2021. Heat is the biggest killer from [a] natural disaster perspective.".

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Green Living Guy

AUGUST 15, 2023

However, these homes often suffer from poor energy standards and construction quality. Moreover health […] The post Energy Efficiency Manufactured Homes Improving Health, Safety appeared first on Green Living Guy. Thereby providing shelter for low-income individuals and families.

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Inhabitat - Innovation

DECEMBER 21, 2021

"We use natural and organic materials for the construction, insulation and finishings," said REDUKT, a Poland-based designer of tiny homes. "We We care about our planet and health." We make efforts to make our houses as sustainable as possible.

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Envirotec Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Non-profit organisation’s report describes actions that would gear the buildings and construction sector towards a net zero future, through elimination of embodied carbon emissions. For example, Skanska, a major development and construction group is making strides in enabling projects to be evaluated for full lifecycle impacts.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 5, 2020

To make matters worse, inequities in health care result in black communities paying almost twice as much in premiums and out-of-pocket expenses. . We have to remove the repercussions for constructive criticism around programs that don't address racial equity. "We Economics are a huge part of it. That's extremely important.".

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Energy Storage News

JUNE 4, 2024

Equinor-owned East Point Energy has submitted a Public Facility Review application with the Prince William Planning Commission in Virginia, US, for the construction of a standalone battery energy storage system (BESS).

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CleanTech Group

OCTOBER 14, 2020

While taking a backseat to the health crisis over the last few months, climate change increasingly shapes our daily experience. Wildfires, droughts, hurricanes.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 31, 2025

Lead author of the study, PhD student Holly Niven from the School of Biodiversity, One Health & Veterinary Medicine, said: Accurate estimation of the impacts of offshore wind farms and other stressors on seabirds can help us make more informed decisions about offshore wind farm plans and protect the species living around our coasts.

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GreenBiz

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Core to this strategy is keeping the benefit of building electrification in these communities — creating jobs, improving health and saving households money. From a cost perspective, electrification will slash energy bills in new construction and in many retrofits today. Sponsored Article. Image by Shutterstock/Michael Vi.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 9, 2025

The impact on public health is too great to ignore, and there is a lot of work to be done, both locally and nationally, to raise awareness. This will be extremely useful as we begin to take action to address particulate pollution from wood-burners and open fireplaces, which have become increasingly popular in recent years.

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GreenTechMedia

MARCH 19, 2020

As for the Texas project, already under construction, "social distancing issues are obviously key," Smith said. But Lightsource BP believes it will be allowed to continue construction because its current workforce of 125 will be spread over the project’s 1,500 acres northeast of Dallas.

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GreenBiz

MAY 18, 2021

Green building certifications are of most value to people whose work will focus on building design, construction or retrofitting such as designers and architects. Green Globes is a science-based building rating system that supports a wide range of new construction and existing building project types.

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Charged

JANUARY 24, 2025

Construction of the massive array, consisting of more than 13,000 solar panels on the terminals roof, began in 2024. Health issues – Ramp workers and others who work airside are constantly exposed to toxic emissions, and many face health issues as a result, Castaldy said.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 7, 2022

Designed, constructed and commissioned by J. Benefitting from the Landia chopper pump, which together with venturi nozzles ensures that the digesters are comprehensively mixed to maximise gas production, the mixing system is low on energy consumption and also reduces health and safety issues such as working from height.

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Grist

AUGUST 10, 2023

Last month, the American Chemistry Council, a petrochemical industry trade group, sent out a newsletter highlighting a major new report on what it presented as a promising solution to the plastic pollution crisis: using “recycled” plastic in construction materials. This already happens with materials that don’t have plastics in them.)

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GreenBiz

OCTOBER 21, 2020

This story was originally published by Southerly , in partnership with Scalawag and Environmental Health News for its Powerlines series, which looks at climate change, justice, and infrastructure in the American South. Europe’s wood pellet market is worsening environmental racism in the American South. Danielle Purifoy.

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Envirotec Magazine

APRIL 7, 2025

They also have a huge role in improving health and wellbeing – not least by reducing the impacts of air pollution. This follows recent announcements on a new national forest , increasing timber in construction to boost forestry and sustainable housebuilding , and the establishment of a dedicated tree-planting taskforce.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

Harrowing statistics from the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work state that quarry workers are twice as likely to be killed in an accident than construction workers, and thirteen times more likely than those working in manufacturing.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 12, 2020

Exposure to excessive levels of mercury carries with it a number of serious health risks. Ensuring that facilities are safe during construction and that there is no health risk associated with any repurposed land and new or refurbished buildings when they are occupied places an emphasis on effective contamination monitoring.

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Envirotec Magazine

JANUARY 25, 2022

Mark Nelson’s address will reflect on his experiences in the early 1990s Biosphere 2 project in the Arizona desert, in which he was responsible for managing a constructed wetland marsh recycling system. Biosphere 2 contained a rainforest, fog desert, freshwater and mangrove marsh and mini ocean with a coral reef.

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GreenBiz

JUNE 29, 2020

Issues of health, the working poor and racial justice are making people uncomfortable, and with the supply chain disruption with the closing of meatpacking cesspools, Jonathan Safran Foer writes, "Our hand has been reaching for the doorknob for the last few years. Founder and CEO, Hera Health Solutions; Memphis. I moved from the U.S.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Machine learning tools will be jointly developed to identify operating efficiency and cost reduction opportunities and to monitor machinery health, alongside adaptations that will enable more vessel types to benefit from the system. Penguin designs and builds a range of aluminium workboats which it also owns and operates.

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The City Fix

JULY 16, 2024

In the stylish Grünerløkka neighborhood in Oslo, construction workers are busy rehabilitating Sophies Minde, an old medical clinic, into a new nursery school and maternal health center. Tidy piles of building materials along the perimeter of the construction site wait.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 3, 2025

Beyond these practical benefits, restoring nature also delivers significant well-being and health benefits, which strengthen the foundation for sustainable growth. Instead, reports highlight key skills shortages in the construction industry and material shortages as possible culprits.

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Solar Industry

AUGUST 1, 2024

Intermountain Health has opened the 40 MW Castle Solar Farm in Huntington, Utah, set to provide power for 17 of its facilities. This is one of the biggest sustainability investments we’ve ever made, and we will be seeing benefits for decades to come,” says Eric Liston, vice president of clinical services for Intermountain Health.

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Envirotec Magazine

NOVEMBER 5, 2020

Drainage expert ACO Water Management has launched its autumn/winter webinar series , spanning topics and applications to support professionals across all levels within construction. The free CPDs cover a number of key construction applications, including geocellular structures, highways, and rail. 2 December – Super amphibian highway.

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Envirotec Magazine

MAY 25, 2022

Alerting PRThe development means the likes of local authorities, construction site managers, and transport professionals will be able to rapidly respond to high concentrations of air pollution.

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GreenBiz

JULY 23, 2021

They’re constructing the world’s first cultivated seafood pilot plant in San Francisco which soon will allow them to bring their salmon to sushi restaurants. . The plants boost ocean health, have the potential to sequester incredible amounts of carbon and provide low barriers to entry for new ocean farmers. . Kelp is the new kale.

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GreenTechMedia

JUNE 10, 2020

An Adani Green spokesperson told Greentech Media that the developer will finance each 2-gigawatt portion off its own balance sheet, raising project finance as construction begins. The week's win takes Adani Green's pipeline of built, under construction or contracted solar projects to 15 gigawatts.

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Envirotec Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2020

Combined, the projects will create about 2,110 jobs, as well as support 1,419 construction jobs during development. to provide innovation spaces and research laboratories at the Birmingham Health Innovation Campus. It will research and develop new construction methods and ways of regenerating contaminated land. £6m

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Solar Power World

APRIL 3, 2020

New York State public authorities and agencies announced the passage of legislation as part the FY 2020-2021 state budget to dramatically speed up the siting and construction of clean energy projects to combat climate change and help jumpstart the state’s economic recovery from the COVID-19 health crisis.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2025

Optimum Air Con ensures stable indoor temperatures, typically around 23C, ideal for human comfort, equipment performance, and building health. Discover more about Northumbria Universitys Department of Mechanical and Construction Engineering by visiting www.northumbria.ac.uk/mce.

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Solar Industry

DECEMBER 19, 2024

Morrow Lake Solar created over 300 jobs during peak construction, with 112 being local hires. Morrow Lake Solar utilized robust practices that promote soil health, preserve native plant species, and enhance biodiversity, including the introduction of sheep grazing for vegetation control.

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GreenBiz

MAY 29, 2020

While there is no question that addressing public health consequences is the priority, the nature of the equally crucial economic recovery effort raises some interrogations. As the pandemic forces us to adapt our daily lives in ways we would not have imagined, it also challenges us to rethink the systems that underpin the economy.

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Envirotec Magazine

MARCH 17, 2022

Evidence of the pubic health problem presented by PM2.5 Major mineral wastes comprise “largely inert waste categories from construction and demolition, and excavation andmining activities,” says the consultation. In the same year, approximately 3 million tonnes of waste were sent for energy recovery treatment overseas.

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Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

.” “Despite warm words and promises to listen to health professionals and worried parents,” she said, “when it comes to the crunch, they have chosen to let the public down.” in line with the World Health Organization’s (WHO) guidelines.”. Soil and biodiversity.

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