Sustainably built environments: specifying low-carbon concrete

With buildings accounting for nearly 40 percent of carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, according to the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC), it is understandable why such an immense focus is being placed on them in the quest to achieve net-zero emission targets by 2050.
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The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) and Green Business Certification Inc. (GBCI) have appointed Peter Templeton as president and CEO, who played a leading role in the development, launch, and ongoing operation of the widely used and recognized Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program.
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CISCO and CTA have teamed up to create videos of various building trades apprenticeship programs and virtual tours of their Training Centers.  Click here.
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