๐บ๐ธ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐๐๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐๐ฆ๐๐๐๐ก๐ง ๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐๐ข๐๐ก๐ฆ ๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐๐ฌ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐๐๐
On Wednesday, August 27, 2025, Former Vice President Al Gore, Founder & Chairman of The Climate Reality Project, will stand with communities across Louisianaโs River Parishes at ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ ๐จ๐ป๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ: ๐ฅ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ข๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ช๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฒ. This mass revival will honor those impacted by toxic pollution and rally for a healthier future.
๐คAlso featuring:
Sharon C. Lavigne, RISE St. James Louisiana
Dr. Rev. Samuel Jones, Mt. Calvary Baptist Church
Rev. Lennox Yearwood, Hip Hop Caucus
Community leaders from across Cancer Alley
๐ Where: Shekinah Glory Fellowship Church, 10164 North Line Street, St. James, LA
๐ When: 5 PM Community Fair | 6 PM Evening Mass Revival
Join us as we rise in song, testimony, and action to build a future where Cancer Alley is not our destiny.
๐ RSVP now: www.risestjames.org/united (link in bio)
#RiseStJames #RememberAndReclaim #TheRenaissanceParishes #United
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Architects and engineers are re-evaluating Whole Life Carbon and Whole Life Carbon Assessment impacts across retrofit and redevelopment projects. Londonโs Bellโs Yard retrofit and Stratfordโs Ash Mews transformation exemplify sustainable building design that integrates life cycle thinking in construction with ecoโdesign for buildings to limit demolition waste and improve resource efficiency in construction. The shift from newโbuild excess to adaptive reuse illustrates low impact construction driven by whole life carbon assessment and lifecycle assessment methodologies.
Artificial intelligence is now embedded in project scheduling, lifecycle optimisation and performance monitoring. Dataโled tools are refining sustainable material specification, supporting carbon footprint reduction and enhancing building lifecycle performance. Digital integration is accelerating environmental sustainability in construction, helping project teams measure Life Cycle Cost and improve the environmental product declarations (EPDs) of green building materials and low carbon construction materials.
The transition remains uneven. Illegal waste practices and fragmented standards continue to hinder circular construction strategies and the evolution of carbon neutral construction. Progress depends on aligning finance, regulation and design around a coherent Circular Economy in construction model. Achieving true sustainability will require net zero whole life carbon frameworks, consistent BREEAM and BREEAM v7 adoption, and deeper commitment to ecoโfriendly construction and sustainable architecture. When such measures become mainstream, green construction will define the language of sustainable urban development and transform the environmental impact of construction worldwide.
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