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The global boom in data centers as companies increasingly outsource information storage and ramp up use of energy-intensive ...

WHERE THE RUBBER MEETS THE... RUBBER? Atlanta is testing a new type of asphalt downtown as the city prepares for eight FIFA ...

Verde’s new BioAsphalt process, which has been in development since 2022, utilizes what’s called biochar, or natural wood remnants from forestry waste that get added into the traditional asphalt ...

Philadelphia is pushing the envelope in urban cooling initiatives with its Cool Pavement Pilot Project, a program aimed at mitigating the sweltering urban heat island effect plaguing many cities. The ...

New York City may soon turn its sweltering summer streets into cooler, safer spaces. A new bill has proposed a $5.5 million "cool pavement" pilot program. This program could transform how the city ...

The NYC Council Transportation Committee is evaluating a $5.5 million cool pavement pilot aimed at combating urban heat island effects in the city’s hottest neighborhoods. Cool asphalt reflects ...

A new substance is being used to pave Philadelphia's streets in an effort to mitigate the impacts of summer heat. According to WHYY, the new "cool pavement" doesn't absorb heat like concrete and ...

It’s a cool idea. The city is considering a $5.5 million pilot program to probe the use of cool pavement in areas with hot streets that would protect New Yorkers from sizzling asphalt during the ...

NEW YORK CITY (PIX11) — Getting burned on the black top during the summer could be a thing of the past with the help of a new pilot that could be coming to New York City. New York City Council bill ...