Mass timber has quickly become one of the most talked about building materials in the climate conversation, and for good reason. It locks away carbon from forests, displaces steel and concrete in construction, and lends itself to faster, modular assembly. But as with all industrial products, the devil is in … [continued]
Technical feasibility is no longer the primary barrier for mass timber construction. Engineers and builders have proven that tall, strong, and safe structures can be delivered with cross-laminated timber and related products. The real bottlenecks now lie in insurance premiums and building code adoption. Insurers price risk, and without long … [continued]
The new EV startup Slate Auto opened the doors of its Warsaw, Indiana, factory to the automotive press earlier this week.
It may be easy to dismiss initial numbers in emerging markets as being relatively small in quantity and purchasing power. But those markets are developing as the people within them develop. Establishing brand preference and tying the brand to the economic emergence of these countries has an impact that extends far beyond monthly sales rankings. Electric vehicles are the future, and BYD can make their brand most associated with that future. The opportunity exists to establish long-lasting brand preference that can span generations, if BYD can take advantage of it.
The carbon story of cross laminated timber (CLT) is not only about how much carbon is stored in panels and buildings but also about how much is emitted in the process of getting logs from forests to construction sites. Environmental product declarations show that CLT is already net negative cradle … [continued]
By Doug Field, chief EV, digital and design officer at Ford. A century ago, Henry Ford said he would build a car for the great multitude, one “constructed of the best materials…after the simplest designs that modern engineering can devise.” That car, the Model T, didn’t just change Ford; it … [continued]
By Ann Diep is a senior technical program manager at Ford. First introduced to the public as a “skunkworks” operation, the Ford team charged with developing advanced electric vehicles has grown its footprint with a new, two-building campus in Long Beach, California — and is working closely with its partners … [continued]
Carbon accounting is one of the most important but least understood aspects of the discussion about cross laminated timber. The claim that cross-laminated timber (CLT) is carbon negative depends on how one defines system boundaries and how accounting rules are applied. Trees absorb carbon as they grow, storing it in … [continued]
NREL Brings Together Specialists From Across the Country To Discuss Cement and Concrete for Its Third Annual Critical Technologies Meeting Cement and concrete are essential to United States infrastructure, from our roadways to the buildings we occupy. Accounting for 50% of all materials produced globally, domestic production of this critical material is … [continued]
Another new solar factory is rising in North Carolina as the US solar industry continues to plan ahead for long term growth despite the abrupt shift in federal energy policy.
