Building Matters
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Interview With Lloyd Alter
Our "carbon beat" contributing editor gives us his backstory and big-picture perspective
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Weighing the Cost of Embodied Carbon
Answering the question of whether the embodied carbon in a Passive House–level insulation package cancels out operational carbon savings
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Do Carbon Offsets Work?
Compensatory means of carbon capture are unscalable, unjust, and unfixable but we still need them
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How Good is Wood?
Comparing the repercussions of building with wood over concrete and steel
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Adapting to Extreme Heat
Methods for managing record-breaking temperatures that combine conventional practices with contemporary building science
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How Lumber is Manufactured
Tracing the production of today's 2xs to their origins for a fuller understanding of contemporary forest management practices
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Geopolymers and the Advancing Science of Building Materials
Geopolymers offer advantages over Portland cement for concrete production, so why aren't we seeing more widespread use of this promising material?
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Zero Carbon, Without a Net
The new ASHRAE Standard 228 goes a long way toward clarifying net zero (or zero net) in terms of energy consumption but things are fuzzier with its treatment of carbon emissions
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Carbon in the Context of Residential Construction
Choosing home-building materials and methods that lower greenhouse gas emissions is key to reducing our climate impact
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Timber-Framed Solar Canopies
This creative approach to a ground-mounted PV array offers added functionality in one energy-producing package
