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Eco-friendly jetting backs super-thin tank technology at new hospital car park

Envirotec Magazine

Sustainable drain cleaning technology deployed by Lanes Group plc has supported the installation of a ground-breaking ‘super-thin’ source control stormwater attenuation system that has saved the NHS considerable costs during the construction of a new hospital car park, according to the group.

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Biospherian will share water stories from ‘Spaceship Earth’

Envirotec Magazine

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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Deal renewal for modular system

Envirotec Magazine

million of them scheduled to achieve “at risk” status by 2050 – water management components firm Hydro International has renewed a stormwater management deal with Rehau , a firm active in the building services sector. A gainst a backdrop of ever increasing flood risk for many UK properties – with an extra 1.2

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Using ‘recycled plastic’ in construction materials may not be a great idea after all

Grist

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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LEED Gold Columbia Building cleans stormwater runoff with green roofs

AGreenLiving

When Portland-based Skylab Architecture was asked by the City of Portland’s Bureau of Environmental Services to design an extension of a wastewater treatment facility, sustainability was immediately identified as a key priority. View post: LEED Gold Columbia Building cleans stormwater runoff with green roofs.

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Tech talk | Green buildings for the future

Smart Energy International

The WEF suggests that as choices such as design and construction materials will set the baseline of a completed building’s impact on nature for decades, a comprehensive approach to the green transition must consider the entire life cycle of buildings, from planning through construction to use and end of life.

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Striving for environmental balance: nutrient neutrality to futureproof the development pipeline

Envirotec Magazine

A myriad of potential solutions are available for developers seeking to balance construction plans with the need to protect ecosystems and communities. Among these, the construction of wetlands and collaborative efforts with wastewater treatment companies have shown promising results.

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