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Sustainable Construction Materials: 5 Eco-Friendly Options Revolutionizing The Industry

Green Business Bureau

What are sustainable construction materials? Material technology continues to advance, creating new and novel possibilities for the construction industry. Today, there is a growing variety of sustainable construction materials taking the place of traditional materials. Concrete and Cement. Organic Materials.

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Lithos Carbon rocks agricultural carbon capture

Business Green

Lithos - the Greek word for stone - uses proprietary software to custom-deploy the basalt based on variables such as soil chemistry and crop nutrition. It's mined regularly for use in concrete, asphalt, construction… and there's rock dust that's created during that process, which has no commercial value.

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How To Create A Sustainability Plan: Executive Guide To Becoming A Sustainable Business – Step 4

Green Business Bureau

Can we find ways to recycle or upcycle waste materials (e.g. Companies all pollute at some level, whether it is pollution in the air, water or soil. 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.

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

GreenBiz

After earning her degree, she led programs to help Foodstuffs, one of New Zealand’s largest supermarket chains, separate its food waste for use in upcycled products. She led design and construction for the award-winning, net-positive-energy Parkwood Technology Centre community hub in a previously "coloureds only" neighborhood. .

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The 2021 GreenBiz 30 Under 30

AGreenLiving

After earning her degree, she led programs to help Foodstuffs, one of New Zealand’s largest supermarket chains, separate its food waste for use in upcycled products. She led design and construction for the award-winning, net-positive-energy Parkwood Technology Centre community hub in a previously “coloureds only” neighborhood.

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? Nuclear’s day in the sun #177

Climate Tech VC

🍎 Koa , a Zürich, Switzerland-based upcycled cocoa fruit products developer, raised $15M in Series B funding from Mirova, Zebra Impact, Mirabaud, and others.   💨 Agricarbon , a Dundee, United Kingdom-based soil carbon measurement technology developer, raised $11M in Series A funding from Barclays and Shell Ventures.