Envirotec Magazine

FEBRUARY 1, 2024

Some use technologies like ozone oxidation, and membrane filtration. Nature-based solutions: Harnessing the power of natural systems, such as constructed wetlands, can provide sustainable and cost-effective ways to remove micropollutants in conjunction with other measures.

Agriculture 147

Agriculture Pollution Stormwater Ozone 147

DeSmogBlog

OCTOBER 12, 2024

” In April, workers began boring a hole under the seawall at the Port of Rotterdam, marking the start of construction of the Porthos carbon capture and storage project — which aims to start sequestering CO2 captured at two planned blue hydrogen projects in a disused offshore gas field from 2026. . ” Meanwhile, U.S.

Hydrogen 139

Hydrogen Natural gas Methane Fossil fuels 139

Envirotec Magazine

JULY 4, 2022

A relatively unexplored area has been the use of hydrogen in construction vehicles and equipment but recent weeks have seen several announcements. The recognition of this warming potential has heightened a sense of urgency around making sure the infrastructure for hydrogen is designed from the start to be secured against leaks.

Hydrogen 130

Hydrogen Natural gas Transportation Construction 130

Econaur

MARCH 27, 2020

Insulating concrete forms (ICFs) Foam boards or foam blocks Unfinished walls, including foundation walls for new construction Installed as part of the building structure. SIP-built houses provide superior and uniform insulation compared to more traditional construction methods; they also take less time to build.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Energy Monitor 98

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2021

These buildings typically have net-zero and passive construction methods that employ super-insulated shells equipped with solar and geothermal systems to reduce energy usage. Make products that are recyclable, renewable and/or biodegradable, and do not contain toxic or ozone-depleting substances. Sustainable Travel Best Practices.

Business Energy Monitoring 128

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 128

Green Business Bureau

JULY 31, 2024

A building is considered sustainable/green because of its design, construction, and operational characteristics. Tip # 7: Use non Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) paint – VOC paints contain harmful chemicals that vaporize at room temperature and enter the atmosphere impacting the ozone layer and human health.

Building Energy Monitoring 60

Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability 60

AGreenLiving

SEPTEMBER 2, 2020

A creative combination of natural materials and sustainable construction, the hotel’s series of pods is aimed at creating spiritual harmony with the surrounding alpine ecosystem. The wooden bathroom is constructed locally to minimize waste and transportation. A bathtub centers the distinct, circular design.

Ozone 36

Ozone Construction Waste Waste 36

Green Business Bureau

JULY 8, 2022

Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs) can be found in some products, which damage the ozone layer when released into the environment. This company provides noise reduction and mitigation solutions for different industries such as outdoor events and concerts, construction, and manufacturing. Look for certified bio-based cleaning products.

Sustainability 147

Sustainability Waste Waste Recycling 147

Green Business Bureau

APRIL 20, 2024

These buildings typically have net-zero and passive construction methods that employ super-insulated shells equipped with solar and geothermal systems to reduce energy usage. Make products that are recyclable, renewable and/or biodegradable, and do not contain toxic or ozone-depleting substances.

Business Energy Monitoring 60

Business Energy Monitoring Sustainability Building Energy Monitoring Solar Energy Monitor 60

Grist

JUNE 29, 2022

The industry claims that forests that are felled sustainably — for construction, say, or for burning to produce electricity in utility-scale power plants — can provide jobs and energy, stimulate the economy, and even reduce society’s net carbon emissions. The effort failed, but in the course of it they became fast friends.

Logging 98

Logging Carbon-neutral Climate change Biodiversity 98

AGreenLiving

JANUARY 3, 2020

That was followed by the growing popularity of ice hockey from the 1880s onward, which increased the demand for more rink construction. CFCs and HCFCs are synthetic gases attributed to ozone layer destruction. When the 1890s rolled around, the rush to patent ice rink surfaces began and has not abated since.

Global warming 36

Global warming Carbon-negative Microplastics Pollution 36

AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. In a PDP, the maximum volume of VOC emissions that a factory can emit is stated.

Building Energy Monitoring 28

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Pollution 28

AGreenLiving

MARCH 23, 2021

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) combine with nitrogen oxide to create ozone, a key precursor to smog. When energy use surges in the autumn and winter seasons, particulate matter and ozone increase to dangerously high levels. In a PDP, the maximum volume of VOC emissions that a factory can emit is stated.

Building Energy Monitoring 28

Building Energy Monitoring Energy Monitor Business Energy Monitoring Pollution 28

DeSmogBlog

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

James Parish would violate the EPA’s standards for soot and ozone-forming nitrogen dioxide. She added that the company “intends to construct and operate [the project] to meet all state and federal standards.”. And that if the complex were up and running, the air in parts of St.

Building Energy Monitoring 98

Building Energy Monitoring Health Law Home Energy Monitoring 98

AGreenLiving

MARCH 24, 2020

After the US Sugar Company constructed this brick behemoth in 1906 for beet sugar processing, it became known as the Sugar Castle because of its dramatic arched gothic windows. The Concourse’s Ozone laundry system and high-efficiency water heaters save an estimated 400,000 gallons of water per year.

Ozone 28

Ozone Education Plastics Construction 28

DeSmogBlog

JUNE 7, 2024

Soon after the 2024 legislative session kicked off in January, lawmakers introduced a suite of proposals intended to rein in ozone pollution from oil and gas activity, the very sort of bills the industry’s ballot measures seemed designed to block. Ozone pollution is linked to shortness of breath, asthma attacks, and heart damage.

Fossil fuels 133

Fossil fuels Ozone Pollution Law 133

DeSmogBlog

JULY 14, 2022

By early June, the monitors registered a three-hour spike in ozone levels, which, if sustained over time, Nye said, would exceed federal guidelines. Ozone is an ingredient in smog and a respiratory irritant. The ability to monitor in real time is critical, Hilliard said. Credit: Julie Dermansky.

Plastics 98

Plastics Energy Monitor Building Energy Monitoring Home Energy Monitoring 98

Grist

JANUARY 23, 2020

To protect its residents from microcystins , cyanobacteria toxins that can sicken people, Toledo has spent $53 million on an under-construction ozone treatment system, $6.2 Ohio’s inability to stem the flow of nutrients has costly consequences.

Agriculture 134

Agriculture Pollution Soil Health 134

Unsustainable

MAY 1, 2019

The IPCC was an outgrowth of a 1987 Canadian conference which produced the Montreal Protocol , an international treaty designed to protect the ozone layer by phasing out the production of numerous substances that are responsible for ozone depletion. In June of 1988 James E.

Climate change 40

Climate change Fossil fuels Global warming Pollution 40

GreenTechMedia

APRIL 14, 2020

Washington politicians use it as an end in itself, an accomplishment related to creating construction jobs. Think: opioids, or ozone-depleting chemicals, or leaded-gasoline, or asbestos, or DDT. “Infrastructure” can be a very misleading word. But a better description of that activity is “public investment.”

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Fossil fuels Investment Ozone Transportation 246