#greenbuilding
08
Nov
Holcim’s Circular Transition Award: A Milestone in Green Building
Category: ESG News
Holcim, a Swiss building materials leader, has won the Circular Transition Award at Reuters Responsible Business Awards 2023. Their innovations include recycled minerals clinker, 1...
07
Nov
Countdown to Opening of ABB’s Sustainable Center for Power Electronics
Category: ESG News
ABB's global competence center for power electronics nears completion with a 40-million-Swiss Franc investment. The sustainable facility uses groundwater for heating and cooling, f...
24
Oct
ETH Zurich and Empa Enhance Recycled Concrete, Lowering Environmental Impact
Category: ESG News
Empa researchers, in collaboration with ETH Zurich, are accelerating carbonation in concr.ete production to absorb CO2. Results show recycled concrete granules with increased stren...
18
Oct
CO₂ Removal Breakthrough: Holcim Partners with neustark
Category: ESG News
Holcim invests in neustark, a cleantech startup pioneering CO₂ removal from construction materials. Neustark's innovative technology captures and permanently stores carbon during c...
11
Oct
Unveiling Clay’s Sustainable Construction Potential in Switzerland
Category: ESG News
Swiss researchers are investigating clay as a sustainable and eco-friendly building material to reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint. The study aims to define standa...
10
Oct
Holcim’s Commitment to Sustainability Rewarded: NSSGA Honors US Aggregates Operations
Category: ESG News
Holcim US aggregates operations in multiple states received NSSGA recognition for environmental and community initiatives, part of the annual Awards of Excellence Program. The ackn...
06
Sep
Swiss Building Program Achieves Record Funding for Energy-Efficient Renovations
Category: ESG News
FOEN reports record demand for energy-efficient renovation grants in 2022. The Building Program, funded by federal and cantonal governments, allocated 425 million CHF, an 18% incre...