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Amanda Kaminsky
BPE Collaborates on 2020 Publishing of Two ASTM ...

BPE has collaborated on the publishing of two ASTM Quality Control Standards that facilitate scaled implementation of lower-carbon, smart material resource solutions.

BPE Collaborates on 2020 Publishing of Two ASTM Quality Control Standards
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Amanda Kaminsky
BPE Gypsum Wallboard Jobsite Source Separation ...

In this video, BPE collaborators explain the rationale, methods, and benefits of separating gypsum wallboard at the jobsite for recycling.

BPE Gypsum Wallboard Jobsite Source Separation Video
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Amanda Kaminsky
Study Shows Tool for Tracking GHG Emissions has ...
Study Shows Tool for Tracking GHG Emissions has Built-In Errors
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Amanda Kaminsky
"Achieving Circular Material Loops with Gypsum ...

BPE will moderate a discussion on circular loops for wallboard at Circular City Week. The discussion will feature perspectives from Google, USA Gypsum, and Gensler, with BPE moderating.

The event will be hosted by the AIA NY Center for Architecture, 8:30am on 8 March 2019.

"Achieving Circular Material Loops with Gypsum Wallboard" Discussion at Circular City Week
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Amanda Kaminsky
EBC Construction and Demolition Materials ...

The Environmental Business Council New England (EBC) 13th Annual Construction and Demolition Materials Management Regional Summit will be held on 31 January, 8am-12pm ET, in Framingham, MA.

EBC Construction and Demolition Materials Management Regional Summit

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Strategic Materials Closes Recycling Facility Due to Closure of Nearby Bottle Plant

"Strategic Materials shut down its Franklin, Mass. facility last month, a development caused by the closure of a massive bottle manufacturer nearby." Read the full article here.

University of Florida Paper on Cycle Assessment of Recycled Glass as Pozzolan

University of Florida Paper on Cycle Assessment of Recycled Glass as Pozzolan

The analysis conducted here found that the glass pozzolan product resulting from cullet size-reduction processing can compete with the traditional glass recycling market...

Gyproc launches wallboard recycling service in Ireland

Gyproc launches wallboard recycling service in Ireland

Gyproc has launched what it says is the country’s first wallboard recycling service at its Kingscourt plant in County Cavan. The subsidiary of Saint-Gobain hopes to recycle 0.5Mt of wallboard by 2028.

Carbon Reduction is Critical in Cement Industry, Chatham House Researcher Says

Carbon Reduction is Critical in Cement Industry, Chatham House Researcher Says

The full and willing participation of a sector which accounts for 5-6% of global emissions is critical to contribute to the goal of the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement.

CertainTeed Files Suit Against Duke Energy Over Failure To Supply Coal Byproduct/Synthetic Gypsum

CertainTeed Files Suit Against Duke Energy Over Failure To Supply Coal Byproduct/Synthetic Gypsum

CertainTeed has filed a suit again Duke Energy, owner of coal-fired power plants in North Carolina, "alleging that the utility giant is reneging on a supply agreement involving Duke’s coal plants in Roxboro and Mayo in Person County."