Challenges and Benefits of implementing sustainability on a Project and Organisation level
Quick Take Implementing sustainability on a project level could be verified by acquiring a building certificate such as LEED or BREEAM...
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Theo Pascal
- Jun 6
Green Hydrogen current and projected production costs
Determining the Cost of Green Hydrogen Studies have found that there is significant variation in the cost of electrolyzer systems,...
Theo Pascal
- May 16
Overview of Grey, Blue, and Green Hydrogen
Introduction Hydrogen is the most abundant element on Earth and is mainly found in water and organic compounds (Dawood, et al., 2020)....
2050 Materials
- Apr 13
Environmental regulations in construction 2022 — What’s changing?
by 2050 Materials Building regulations are crucial drivers for change. Over the last decade, regulatory compliance was concentrated on...
2050 Materials
- Apr 11
Redefining “value” in the value engineering process
by 2050 Materials If you have ever been involved in a construction project from inception to completion, you probably heard the term “VE”...
2050 Materials
- Apr 6
Designing buildings within Planetary Boundaries
by 2050 Materials A lot of the discussion regarding the impact of humanity on the environment these days revolves around carbon. There’s...
2050 Materials
- Apr 4
Declare: The building product nutrition label
by 2050 Materials International Living Future Institute The International Living Future Institute (ILFI) is a non-profit organization on...
Max Rodriguez
- Mar 15
The Rebirth of Earth: Low embodied-energy construction method
Introduction In concern with embodied energy in construction, I attempt to find an ecologically friendly material. Through researching...
Structures Insider
- Feb 21
A brief explanation of Climate change and Sustainability - Carbon Emissions Data
Introduction Climate change has been on the topics of agendas of political and industry leaders for the past 20 years with the aim of...
Structures Insider
- Feb 7
On-shore Wind farm Simple Cashflow Model Example in Norway
What is a Cash Flow? The cash flow model is a valuation method used to estimate the value of an investment based on its expected future...
Structures Insider
- Dec 21, 2021
Risks and due diligence involved in an SPC green energy investment project
Due diligence As wind energy reached a total of 51.8 billion euros in investment in the year 2019 (Wind Europe, 2020), due diligence...
Structures Insider
- Nov 24, 2021
The potential roles of electric Autonomous Vehicles in the Transportation sector
The rise of technologies such as robotics and artificial intelligence have a substantial influence on our daily lifestyle with the...
Structures Insider
- Nov 11, 2021
Global Logistics: A study on Greener and more sustainable supply chain delivery of Amazon, UPS & DHL
#Amazon #UPS #DHL Logistics emissions data Logistics are regarded as a key determinant of a company’s performance, through the efficiency...
Richard Jones
- Oct 29, 2021
Wind Energy Overview: Onshore vs Offshore farm costs
Introduction to Wind Energy Wind energy is one of the fastest-growing renewable technologies globally due to falling costs and...
Structures Insider
- Sep 13, 2021
ISO 1040 Life Cycle Assessment framework - Explained
As defined by ISO 14040 As defined by ISO 14040 an LCA analysis should consist of the phases illustrated in Figure above. A partial LCA...
Structures Insider
- Aug 4, 2021
Life cycle stages in Construction works as per BS EN 15978: 2011
System boundaries as set by the BS 15978 determine the processes taken into consideration of the object of environmental assessment of...
Richard Jones
- Jun 13, 2021
Circular Economy in the Construction Industry
A circular economy is an industrial system that is restorative or regenerative by intention and design.
Richard Jones
- Feb 11, 2020
Commerzbank Tower | World's first ecological high-rise building | Frankfurt
At fifty-three storeys and height of 300m, the Commerzbank in Frankfurt is the world’s first ecological office tower structure.