Carbon Neutral Concrete – A Q&A with Holcim
Earlier this year, we worked with Holcim to develop their carbon neutral ready-mix concrete. Last week we caught up with Evan Smith, their Environment Manager …
The Role of Sustainable Products and Materials in Green Star
While a few businesses are on a mission to save the planet, most companies look at sustainability through a more commercial lens. Reducing energy and …
Edge joins the Green Star Expert Reference Panels
At Edge we’re enthusiastic members of the Green Building Council of Australia and do what we can to contribute to their efforts to progress the …
New momentum for EPDs
At Edge we’ve been long-standing advocates for Environmental Product Declarations (EPDs) in the building products sector. We see EPDs, and the underpinning Life Cycle Analysis …
Green Star ratings – How Edge can help
Working with clients to deliver high-quality Green Star outcomes is a large part of the work we do with the property sector. Our CEO, Jonas …
Green Star tightens its LCA credit – here’s what you need to know about v1.2 to gain maximum credit points
The Green Building Council of Australia recently amended its LCA credit to increase improvements in building materials selection. Here, Edge CEO Jonas Bengtsson describes the …
WELL rating is the new black
Creating “healthy” buildings will improve occupants’ wellbeing and will change the face of the building and construction industry in Australia. With 90% of our time …
Infrastructure projects now targeting EPDs
Environmental Product Declarations – verified documents that convey transparent and comparable information about a product’s environmental impact – will now gain credits in rating tools for infrastructure …
The 5 factors driving sustainability in procurement
For most of our clients, more than 80% of their impact is in their supply chain. In the past, addressing this impact seemed difficult due to the complexity of …
Update – Kingspan leads the way with Environmental Product Declarations
[cmsms_row][cmsms_column data_width=”1/1″][cmsms_text] Congratulations Kingspan Insulated Panels for leading the way in the era of informed sustainable design, increased transparency and life cycle thinking. Now architects, designers, …
