Making a Difference in the Spaces Where We Live, Work, Learn, Heal and Play

If the COVID-19 pandemic has taught us anything, it is how closely our personal and planetary environments are connected. Never has it been more important to ensure the spaces around us contribute to healthy people and a healthy planet.

In our drive toward a more sustainable world, it's become critical to ensure the transformation of buildings from structures that shelter into structures that serve and preserve the health and well-being of people and planet. In this series sponsored by Armstrong World Industries, we'll explore trends and new practices in the pursuit of sustainable, innovative solutions for spaces.

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Responsible Production & Consumption

This Locally-Formed Partnership Helps Two Companies Reduce Waste and Cut Emissions
When you enter a building, you probably don’t think much about what it took to build it. But the reality is that buildings comprise around 40 percent of global carbon emissions, much of it embodied in the building materials themselves.

Supply Chain & the Circular Economy

What Can This 20-Year-Old Recycling Program Teach Companies About Circularity?
When it comes to the pursuit of a circular economy, the big innovations often grab the headlines while sustained achievements continue quietly with little hullabaloo.

Energy

Embodied Carbon: An Urgent Call for Decarbonization
In August, the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) issued its sixth assessment report with a clear message that climate change is intensifying.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

This Living Lab Imagines the Post-COVID Office as Flexible, Informative and Responsive
As the COVID-19 pandemic fades and vaccination rates improve, employers are working on plans for re-entry with an opportunity to reset previous environments.

Responsible Business & Employee Engagement

Wellbeing Is As Important As Safety in a Post-COVID Workspace, Employees Say
The end of the COVID-19 crisis is finally coming into view, but its disruptive impact on the U.S. workforce is only just beginning to take shape.
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