Items Tagged with 'environmental impacts'

84 Lumber celebrates a decade of its “Going Pink” initiative with reforestation efforts, community care packages, and a $36,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

The collaboration provides contractors with real-time visibility into critical environmental factors, such as temperature, humidity, dew point, and light, directly within the platform.

35 Stone is a five-story mass timber office and retail building in Seattle’s Lake Union area, designed under the city’s Living Building Pilot Program to showcase sustainable design with rainwater harvesting, reduced energy use, and environmentally conscious materials, including custom metal panels.

Canada’s Federal Plastics Registry will expand in 2026 to include construction plastics, requiring companies that supply or use building materials to report how much plastic they produce, recycle, and dispose of. These actions could spur similar efforts in the U.S. to help companies reduce plastic waste.

IKO has launched Beyond, a formalized sustainability program aimed at embedding responsible practices across its entire value chain — from sourcing and operations to installation and end-of-life solutions.

Hyster has been recognized by Inbound Logistics magazine for its onboard charging feature that enables operators to charge lithium-ion trucks using commonly available electrical outlets.

The Metal Roofing Alliance offers its thoughts on the efficacy of cool roofs as disputes heat up over whether cities and states should mandate them.

A study out of China shows that green roofs can capture nearly 98% of airborne microplastics, a ubiquitous pollutant that can cause health problems.