ChatGPT generated panoramic conceptual graphic showing carbon absorbed into trees, stored in timber panels, and locked in long-lived buildings with minimal emissions

From Harvest To Housing: CLT Locks Away More Carbon Than It Emits

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]

Swapping stations will be installed all over Vietnam within the year. (Photo from VinFast)

VinFast Expands Electric Vehicle Incentives Nationwide, Plans Massive Battery-Swapping Network

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast announced on Tuesday the nationwide expansion of its green transformation incentives and an ambitious plan to deploy 150,000 battery-swapping stations across the country. The company is timing the launch of the battery swapping stations on September 9, Vietnam’s National Day, as part of its third-phase … [continued]

Photo Credit: Larry Evans

US Open Green Initiatives: A Fan Perspective

The seemingly effortless execution of the green initiatives was perhaps the most impressive part. Environmental impact was being reduced while the experience was made better and more convenient. It didn’t try to attract massive attention and didn’t come off as greenwashing. It just made sense when you thought about it, but you didn’t have to think about it.

NREL’s annual cement and concrete meeting is the only venue that exists for experts to share direct feedback to DOE. Photo by Agata Bogucka, NREL.

Paving the Road for Cement and Concrete Technologies

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]