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The 9th Next Expert Forum, held at the Next Studio of Wicona & Partners, was an inspiring and forward-looking event. Under the title “Circular building in practice – the transformation of the construction and facade industry”, the future of the construction and facade industry was the focus of attention.
The international Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has validated Glaston’s carbon dioxide emissions reduction targets for its operations and for its value chain. SBTi encourages companies to implement climate measures aligned with the Paris Agreement’s goal of limiting global warming to 1.5°C.
The Kalifornia Malakoff project in France features low-CO2 Saint-Gobain Orae glass, reducing CO2 emissions by 40%, achieving zero carbon footprint with compensation efforts.
The aluminium system house Wicona continues to drive forward the decarbonisation of its product range and has reached a new milestone for Hydro Circal 75R. The sustainable aluminium alloy made from recycled end-of-life aluminium now has a carbon footprint of just 1.9 kg CO2/kg aluminium - 70% less than the EU average. Here are the details.
Satinal has received the USGlass Sustainability Awards 2023, which honours companies and their products for their contribution to the design and creation of sustainable architecture as well as measures to reduce carbon emissions and raise environmental awareness.
Guardian Glass has introduced a new feature to its Performance Calculator tool, that allows the calculating of the embodied carbon for the various glazing configurations. Click here for the details on how it works:
In mid-June, the Glass Performance Days (GPD) in Tampere were once again the centre of the international glass industry. More than 550 participants from 40 countries came to Finland to learn about the latest developments in glass and processing. One topic dominated across all sectors: the reduction of carbon emissions.
At glasstec 2022, AGC officially launched its new low-CO2 float glass, developed as part of AGC's "Road to Carbon Neutrality". It is said the new glass has a CO2 footprint of less than 7 kg/m2 CO2 for 4 mm thick glass.
