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This industrial complex has a facade made from its own construction waste

Inhabitat - Innovation

The building features sunken courtyards with earth-cooled floors and a stone screen facade made from the complex's own construction waste.

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£36m award will use waste heat from data centres to heat homes in London

Envirotec Magazine

The Mayor of London’s development corporation, OPDC has been awarded £36 million from the government’s Green Heat Network Fund (GHNF) to harness waste heat from the cooling of several data centres. The funding award of £36 million will support the commercialisation and construction of the district heat network. ” .”

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Geothermal to provide heating and cooling in Ferney-Voltaire, France

ThinkGeoEnergy

Work has started on a geothermal district heating and cooling network in Ferney-Voltaire in Ain, France, near the Geneva Airport. When completed, the network will provide low-emissions heating and cooling to 195,000 square meters of office space, business facilities, housing, and public infrastructure. It will also generate 4,500 jobs.

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Liquid air: A cool option for energy storage?

Envirotec Magazine

Liquid Air Energy Storage (LAES) uses electricity to cool air until it liquefies, so it can be stored until an opportune moment arrives when it can be brought back to a gaseous state and used for power generation. Last year construction started on a 250MWh liquid air energy storage system in Greater Manchester.

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Waste heat reuse and CO2-neutral energy supply concept among winners of German energy efficiency awards

Envirotec Magazine

category, for exploiting previously unused waste heat from two furnaces for electricity generation. After successfully implementing its initial energy efficiency measures, the company then pursued the objective of extending the waste heat usage already achieved, but limited to production, to its firing processes.

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Why Are Temporary Buildings Better for the Environment?

The Environmental Blog

Benefits of temporary structures Reduced construction waste: Temporary structures are typically constructed off-site, in controlled factory environments. This off-site construction approach minimizes the amount of waste generated on-site compared to traditional building methods.

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Sustainable Construction: 6 Initiatives to Create a Robust Sustainability Strategy

Green Business Bureau

Sustainable Construction. Sustainable construction is a strategic development that works to minimize the environmental impact of construction projects and rallies projects that support local communities and employees. Construction and buildings are responsible for 39% of carbon emissions globally.