Buildings

WACKER POLYMERS binders based on renewable resources certified

Independent certification assures customers that WACKER has replaced the required quantities of fossil resources with an equivalent amount of renewables for its biomass-balanced products right at the start of production. (Image source: WACKER Chemicals)

The Munich-based WACKER chemical company is the world?s first manufacturer capable of using renewable resources to produce commercial quantities not only of dispersions based on vinyl acetate-ethylene copolymer (VAE), but also of products based on vinyl acetate ? known by the VINNAPAS brand

EmiratesGBC endorses net zero carbon buildings

Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment challenges businesses, cities, states and regions to reach Net Zero operating emissions by 2030. (Image source: Sanish Suresh/Flickr)

Emirates Green Building Council (EmiratesGBC), an independent forum aimed at conserving the environment by strengthening and promoting green building practices, has urged all businesses, entities and cities in the UAE to formally endorse and sign the Net Zero Carbon Buildings Commitment