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As many of you probably know, one of the most commonly used products in any kind of construction is concrete. Due to the fact that it is used worldwide and in so many practices, it has grown to produce over 5% of the world's CO2 emissions. Check out this article to learn about how people across the world are learning and applying new concepts to cement to help lessen the impact on our environment!

Is Greener Concrete the Key to Sustainable Construction? | ConstructConnect.com Concrete is one of the oldest and most versatile building materials known to man. The Ancient Romans used concrete to build aqueducts, roads and structures that still stand today like the Colosseum and the Pantheon Today, concrete is used in practically every type of construction due to its strength...

If architects, planners, and public officials in Boston mean everything they say about sustainability and climate readiness, why is the city’s latest construction boom filling the skyline with so much glass?
https://www.bostonglobe.com/ideas/2017/07/14/boston-wants-fight-climate-change-why-every-new-building-made-glass/bPHKGwPxuuwsxHHTdlwmNJ/story.html

Boston wants to fight climate change. So why is every new building made of glass? - The Boston Globe Today’s dominant architectural form is shiny, seductive, and inefficient.

Opportunity for college student interested in energy analytics:

Energy Data Analytics Intern Seattle City Light, a department of the City of Seattle, is one of the nation's largest municipally owned utilities in terms of the number of customers served. Over the years we have worked very hard to keep Seattle's electricity affordable, reliable, and environmentally sound. Today, City Light is…