STEEL, CONCRETE & MASONRY
BUILDING OUR
SUSTAINABLE
FUTURE
From net-zero steel, to carbon capturing concrete, to masonry materials that increase building performance, our proven materials continue to innovate—leading the construction industry into a more sustainable future. View reports, case studies, white papers and resources below to learn how the sustainable building materials of steel, concrete, and masonry are reducing emissions, storing carbon, and maximizing efficiency.
Build Safe, Build Secure, Build Sustainable.
Structural Steel: The Premier Green Construction Material
Methods, Impacts, and Opportunities in the Concrete Building Life Cycle
Washington’s Building Codes Get Greener: Masonry Systems Prepared to Step Ahead
High Performance Masonry: Sustainability through quality assurance practices
Crushed Returned Concrete as Aggregates for New Concrete
Video: Celebrating Steel’s Sustainability on Earth Day
Optimizing Building Life Cycle Environmental Impact and Cost
The Sustainable Steel Supply Chain
A Green Building for a Green Company
Control of Air Leakage in Concrete Masonry Walls
Sustainability: Foundation for a Sustainable Future
Emission Omissions: Carbon accounting gaps in the built environment
China, Global Warming and Hot-Rolled Structural Steel Sections
Mass Timber: There's More to the Story
Amid climate crisis, a proposal to save Washington state forests for carbon storage, not logging
Setting the Record Straight on Tall Timber
Climate Impacts of Industrial Forest Practices in North Carolina
Open Letter: Concern Regarding Cross-laminated timber and environmental sustainability
To Save Our Climate We Need Taller Trees Not Taller Wooden Buildings
Carbon Sequestration in Forest Based Building Products
Land use strategies to mitigate climate change in carbon dense temperate forests
Environmental Groups Blast New City-Funded All Timber Building for Shirking Environmental Standards
The wood from the trees: The use of timber in construction
Wooden high-rises don’t guarantee reduced emissions
Are the Environmental Benefits of Wood Use in Construction Overstated?
Eugene wood treatment plant fined $223K for repeated environmental violations