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With the proper sourcing, biobased buildings can be hugely instrumental in combating climate change as they store vast amounts of carbon.
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Climate-positive mass timber construction is on the rise — but will producing the new material outweigh its benefits?
by Jim Robbins
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From a real-time view into deforestation to an innovative approach to delivering fresh food while minimizing waste, here are sites to watch this year.
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Full of character and more durable than virgin material, reclaimed and recycled woods also help hotels and other buildings achieve LEED status.
by Glenn Hasek
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Nike, eBay and others led the charge on designing apps and services that helped to drive change over the past year.
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Is the forestry industry trying to scuttle LEED?
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The controversy over wood certifications standards fired up again today with an announcement from the advocacy group ForestEthics that Office Depot, Symantec, wholesale business products distributor United Stationers and four other companies are backing away from the Sustainable Forestry Initiative -- a report that left SFI unfazed.
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The Sustainable Forestry Initiative says it has gathered more than 5,000 signatures for its online petition calling for the U.S. Green Building Council to recognize wood products bearing certification from a variety of groups, including the SFI.
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Thirty-two firms -- including big names in building materials, equipment and automation, IT, telecom, forest products and chemistry -- have pledged to cut their industrial energy intensity by 25 percent over the next decade as part of a new U.S. Department of Energy program.