What Vinyl Window Manufacturers Are Doing About the 40-Million-Pound Waste Problem
As North American landfills absorb 40 million pounds of vinyl windows yearly, manufacturers face growing pressure to close the recycling gap.
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Precision Earthmoving: How GPS Excavation Systems in Equipment Is Revolutionizing Watershed Protection on Construction Sites
Earthmoving machines have always been necessary for land clearing, but they have not prioritized the environment well. Construction teams interested in advancing green technologies can get GPS excavation systems to improve that shortfall. This technology may chart a more sustainable future for the industry.
Hidden Rivers: How Your Home’s Plumbing Leaks Are Shaping the Global Water Crisis
Every unnoticed leak behind a wall or under a sink contributes to an invisible yet growing drain on the global freshwater supply. This can have a greater impact than you may think.
Water-Wise Practices: How Your Boundary and Envelope Choices Impact Watershed Management and Drainage
As rain falls, it seeps into the ground and nourishes the soil on an undeveloped hillside. However, when it hits the roof of a house or an impermeable driveway, the water streams into the nearest sewer drain.
The Bird-Friendly Fence and Home: Design Considerations to Prevent Avian Collisions While Maintaining Security
Avian collisions with man-made structures greatly affect bird populations and erode biodiversity. Are there practical solutions?
Urban Mining — Harvesting Building Materials From the Cities of Today for Tomorrow
The practice of urban mining has encouraged sustainability-minded people to think differently about sourcing construction materials. Instead of extracting resources from the planet, this process reuses materials that people would otherwise discard.
Drought-Proofing Your Landscape: Adaptive Strategies for a Changing Climate
Drought-proof landscaping is quickly becoming necessary if you want your outdoor space to survive a changing climate. Droughts are happening more often and lasting longer.
Creating Harmonious Spaces: The Impact of Environmental Neuroscience on Architecture
Builders use architectural psychology to craft intentional spaces. Explore the impact neuroscience, environmental neuroscience on architecture.
Climate Change and Invasive Species: A Growing Threat to Biodiversity
Climate change and invasive species are interconnected, which may create the most negative consequences for indigenous plants and animals.
Smart Landscaping Solutions: Using Technology to Enhance Eco-Friendly Practices
Smart landscaping leverages an array of digital systems and physical nodes to enhance eco-friendly practices during design and planning.
Creating Wildlife Habitats: Landscaping for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Health
Homeowners can transform their properties into sustainable havens by creating wildlife habitats. Small impactful steps can have major impact.
From Drones to Electric Vehicles: Technological Advances Leading the Charge for Sustainable Supply Chains
Technologies could revolutionize supply change sustainability, catapulting manufacturers, warehouses, fleets and retailers into an environmentally friendly age.
Leftovers and Landfills: The Alarming Reality of Food Waste and Climate Change
Food waste and climate change are interrelated. Food waste is a massive, unchecked problem in most countries and it’s terrible for the planet.
Silent Heroes: Trees’ Influence on Climate Change — Arborists’ Expertise
It’s just as critical to recognize the natural tools the earth already uses to ensure a livable climate. The humble tree can play a significant role in the fight against climate change.
The Unseen Costs of Climate Change: Climate Risk, Insurance Costs, and the Mortgage Crisis
Climate crisis impacts more than temperatures. It deepens inequalities, changes corporate priorities and demands many to change their lifestyles.
What Is the Carbon Time Bomb in Our Homes? (Research Reveals)
Research shows, everyday home tech carry a massive, latent carbon footprint or carbon bomb that could jeopardize future environmental goals.