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What Happens When Energy Demand Makes Nuclear Harder To Ignore?August 25, 2026
As data-centre and industrial electricity demand grows, explore nuclear energy's role in reliable, resilient, lower-carbon power, and lifecycle planning.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 12 Minutes on Technologies for Efficient Steel ProductionJuly 09, 2024
When it comes to producing more sustainable steel, it’s not just about recycling and efficient manufacturing processes. Alternative technologies can also help significantly lower its carbon footprint.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 6 Minutes on Portland-Limestone CementJune 25, 2024
Hear why many markets are switching to portland-limestone cement which, with performance as good or better than traditional portland cement, can offer a 5-10% reduction in embodied carbon.
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Here's How, Embodied Carbon: 11 Minutes on the LCA Three WaysJune 04, 2024
While key to evaluating the environmental impact of buildings, life cycle assessments can differ in their approaches and results.
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Preparing for the 2024 Hurricane SeasonMay 31, 2024
As the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season begins, we look back at 2023 and share some tips for evaluating building safety ahead of what’s predicted to be a historically busy year.
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AP: NYC skyscrapers can withstand most earthquakesApril 09, 2024
While last Friday’s 4.8 magnitude earthquake left many in the metro New York area shaken, it had a negligible effect on the city’s skyscrapers.
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Ship Impact Study: Analytical Approaches and Finite Element ModelingMarch 19, 2024
The current paper presents the results of a ship impact study conducted using various analytical approaches available in the literature with the results obtained from detailed finite element analysis. Considering a typical container vessel impacting a rigid wall with an initial speed of 10 knots, the study investigates the forces imparted on the struck obstacle, the energy dissipated through inelastic deformation, penetration, local deformation patterns, and local failure of the ship elements.
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Designing Roof Rigging for Suspension Maintenance PlatformsMarch 13, 2024
Understanding the requirements of davit arms and suspension maintenance platforms is paramount to designing functional façade access equipment programs.
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New Embodied Carbon Podcast SeriesMarch 01, 2024
With the built environment responsible for more than 40% of global annual CO2 emissions through embodied carbon and operations, our Here’s How Embodied Carbon podcast series focuses on our progress, current challenges and the opportunities ahead.