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Heavy equipment is used in the demolition of three-storey walk-up apartment buildings where high-rise towers will be built, in Burnaby, B.C., on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. Light House, a Vancouver-based non-profit launched the Building Material Exchange (BMEx) in November, aimed at getting the word out to the construction and development community that their excess or salvaged construction materials have value. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘Tinder of construction’ aims to keep B.C. building waste out of landfills

A Canada-based non-profit helps reuse building materials to cut waste and greenhouse gases.

FILE PHOTO: A general view of BYD's new electric vehicle (EV) factory's construction site in Camacari, Brazil November 17, 2024. REUTERS/Adriano Machado/File Photo
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Chinese workers found in ‘slavery-like conditions’ at BYD construction site in Brazil

About 163 workers were found in slavery-like conditions at a construction site for carmaker BYD in Brazil's Bahia state, labor authorities said on...

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Milwaukee plans to build net-zero modular homes for lower-income residents — but it’s not easy

The city hopes to lure a manufacturer of energy-efficient panelized homes, a way to cut carbon emissions while building homes and creating jobs.

Max Wilkinson has called for new builds to come with solar panels as standard amid efforts to reduce carbon emissions and cut bills (Liberal Democrats/PA)
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Lower housebuyers’ bills with solar panels on newbuild roofs, UK ministers urged

The 'Sunshine Bill,' a U.K. private member's bill would would bake into law a standard for newbuilds to come with solar panels on...

A building being constructed with rammed earth in Mc Hargs Creek, South Australia, on Jan. 3, 2015. (nealed / Alamy Stock Photo via Reuters)
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Building with earth could transform sustainable construction – here’s how

Rammed earth construction, using excavated soil, offers a sustainable alternative to cement, but faces stigma and economic challenges.

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer during a visit to a construction site in Cambridge (Chris Radburn/PA)
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Starmer backs changes to nature protection rules to boost building

Keir Starmer backs easing rules aimed at protecting nature that have been blamed for hampering major building projects.

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Indianapolis grapples with low compliance on energy benchmarking requirement for large buildings

Indianapolis faces low compliance with its energy benchmarking ordinance, requiring large buildings to report energy use by 2024.

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Collaboration on steel and cement emissions standards is crucial for global markets

For industry, interoperable standards can provide a common language to facilitate global markets and help accelerate the energy transition.

Parliamentary Budget Officer Yves Giroux waits to appear at the Standing Committee on Natural Resources on Parliament Hill, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024 in Ottawa. Giroux estimates Canada's tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, aluminum and steel will increase federal revenues by $473 million over five years.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
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Tariffs on Chinese EVs, aluminum and steel to raise federal revenues by $473M: Canada’s PBO

Canada's tariffs on Chinese EVs, steel, and aluminum are expected to cut imports and boost federal revenues by $473M over five years.

FILE PHOTO: A view of the Exxon Mobil refinery in Baytown, Texas September 15, 2008. REUTERS/Jessica Rinaldi/File Photo
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Exxon Mobil, Qatar get three-year extension to build Texas LNG plant

Exxon Mobil and Qatar Energy's Golden Pass LNG project gets a 3-year extension after lead contractor Zachry Holdings' bankruptcy.

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