2024-11-24T01:16:54-05:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150326576/food-for-thought-on-circular-design-and-who-should-own-the-built-environment Niall Patrick Walsh 2022-10-11T12:43:00-04:00 >2024-10-25T04:07:38-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/37/37ab08dd075db3d05b0a1b79aa9bd57a.jpeg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><p>Back in June, we covered news of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150313006/penn-state-to-undertake-research-on-embodied-carbon-in-cities" target="_blank">research set to be undertaken at Penn State</a> on the subject of <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/1429814/embodied-carbon" target="_blank">embodied carbon</a> in cities. The research, one of many stories this year focusing on embodied carbon, signals a growing awareness in academic and professional circles of the need to include whole-life perspectives on buildings when <a href="https://archinect.com/features/article/150267080/meet-the-architects-designing-software-to-fight-climate-change" target="_blank">calculating their environmental impact</a>: from conception and construction to demolition and reuse.</p> <p>Given the sizeable 40% impact of the AEC sector on global carbon emissions, it is no surprise that conversations on embodied carbon, life-cycle analyses, and our attitude towards waste in buildings have also garnered mainstream attention.</p> <figure><figure><a href="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62047e115c486d3a9cc314142d719238.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=1028" target="_blank"><img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/62/62047e115c486d3a9cc314142d719238.jpeg?auto=compress%2Cformat&amp;enlarge=true&amp;w=514"></a><figcaption>Related on Archinect: <a href="https://archinect.com/news/article/150288160/an-architect-will-generate-carbon-emissions-equal-to-the-lifetime-emissions-of-162-typical-americans-according-to-cop26-talk" target="_blank">An architect will generate carbon emissions equal to the lifetime emissions of 162 typical Americans, according to COP26 talk</a></figcaption></figure></figure><p>This week, <em>The New York Times</em> published an article by freelance writer Jessica Camille Aguirre titled &lsquo;<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2022/10/06/headway/office-tower-carbon-emissions-amsterdam.html" target="_blank">How to Recycle a 14-Story Office Tower.</a>&rsquo; While the title may evoke ideas of an <a href="https://archinect.com/news/tag/67774/ikea" target="_blank">IKEA</a>-s...</p> https://archinect.com/news/article/150263996/schiphol-airport-to-turn-its-grass-cuttings-into-structural-panels Alexander Walter 2021-05-17T15:34:00-04:00 >2021-05-18T13:33:37-04:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/1b/1b06253797ce2a9f8d6b92d266377420.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>The Netherlands&rsquo; Schiphol Airport is to send grass cut on its approximately one thousand hectares to panel maker Ecor to make ceiling panels, partition walls, furniture and flooring for use at the airport and elsewhere.</p></em><br /><br /><p>Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport estimates that its annual amount of grass clippings will be enough raw material for partnering manufacturer ECOR to produce 100,000 square meters (1.8 million square feet) of panels. <br></p> <p>"Before starting large-scale production, the panels were extensively tested for practical use at the airport," the airport announced in a <a href="https://news.schiphol.com/schiphol-and-ecor-make-products-from-grass-cuttings/" target="_blank">press statement</a>. "They are certified, fire-resistant and have the same level of quality as the well-known MDF panels."</p>