A recently published New Zealand study on airborne microplastic pollution "brings heightened alarm".
A review of a new book by Aleksandra Jaeschke explores how building codes may show "biases that undermine the broader pursuit of systemic environmental performance."
Many common insulating materials reduce operational carbon, but increase other environmental hazards, Blaine Brownell writes. Thankfully, scientists and product manufacturers are on the hunt for alternatives.
With faster cultivation rates, a higher carbon capture, and advances in processing, hemp could be the next big thing in structural systems after mass timber.
Blaine Brownell looks at ongoing efforts by the steel industry to reduce its carbon footprint.
