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One Step Closer To The Compostable EV Battery Of The Future
The Intertubes lit up earlier today with news of a new, compostable “paper battery” introduced by the Singapore-based startup Flint. The new battery aims to elevate the sustainability profile of energy storage systems for EVs, among other applications, by eliminating toxic materials and supply chain complications. That doesn’t necessarily mean … [continued]
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Canada Must Treat Timber Like Cars, Not Cabins
Canada sits at the intersection of two crises that are converging in uncomfortable ways. Housing supply has fallen behind demand for decades and affordability is sliding out of reach. The construction workforce is aging and stretched thin. At the same time, buildings and construction remain a major source of greenhouse … [continued]
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Adhesives, Dowels & Veneers: The Industrial Choices Shaping Mass Timber
Mass timber has quickly become one of the most talked about building materials in the climate conversation, and for good reason. It locks away carbon from forests, displaces steel and concrete in construction, and lends itself to faster, modular assembly. But as with all industrial products, the devil is in … [continued]
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Why An All-Electric Forestry Supply Chain Matters for CLT’s Carbon Balance
The carbon story of cross laminated timber (CLT) is not only about how much carbon is stored in panels and buildings but also about how much is emitted in the process of getting logs from forests to construction sites. Environmental product declarations show that CLT is already net negative cradle … [continued]
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Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies
NREL Brings Together Specialists From Across the Country To Discuss Cement and Concrete for Its Third Annual Critical Technologies Meeting Cement and concrete are essential to United States infrastructure, from our roadways to the buildings we occupy. Accounting for 50% of all materials produced globally, domestic production of this critical material is … [continued]
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