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Sustainable Landscaping & Hardscaping Solutions to Transform Your Yard

CCR Magazine

Sustainable landscaping and hardscaping are becoming popular choices for homeowners seeking to create beautiful, functional yards that require less water, fewer resources, and minimal maintenance. Here’s how to transform your landscape with sustainable landscaping and hardscaping solutions. What is Sustainable Landscaping?

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How a Professional Landscaper Elevates Outdoor Spaces

CCR Magazine

While the idea is thrilling, you can’t help but wonder: What magic does a professional landscaper bring to make this transformation a reality? The Landscaper: An Overview Landscaping goes beyond mowing and lawn care. A good landscaper brings together the intricate details of your space to create a coherent, pleasing scene.

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5 Steps to Cracking the Code for a High-Performance Home

The Pro Builder

For the past 14 years, an overarching objective of The New American Home (TNAH) program has been to achieve superior levels of energy and water savings, indoor air quality, and occupant comfort without sacrificing aesthetics or livability—or making the home’s occupants expend too much effort in maintaining that high performance.

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Sustainable Construction Practices for Modern Homes

UK Construction Blog

These practices focus on reducing the industry’s impact on the environment, conserving resources, promoting energy efficiency, and creating healthier living environments. Embracing energy efficiency At the heart of sustainable construction is energy efficiency.

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California’s eco-hub receives AIA awards for energy-efficient, sustainable design

Construction Specifier

The campus boasts a thriving coastal live oak woodland ecosystem, diverse structures, and breathtaking views of San Francisco Bay. The building’s energy use intensity (EUI) is reduced to 23, a 71 percent decrease from the baseline, thanks to efficient building systems and envelope design. Notable glazing properties include 0.28

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Eco-Friendly Building Ideas: Innovative Designs for Sustainable Living

UK Construction Blog

Eco-friendly building ideas are pivotal for this shift, focusing on reducing carbon footprints and improving energy efficiency in homes and commercial structures. These building strategies encompass a broad spectrum of practices, from incorporating energy-efficient appliances to the use of renewable materials.

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7 ways to change 'business as usual': The Theodore Roosevelt Presidential Library

BDC Network

A boardwalk and trail system provide engaging experiences with the land, deeply immersing participants in over 20 biophilic moments throughout the site that connect the story of Theodore Roosevelt's life inside the building with natural features on the site. s conservation legacy. Because T.R. s arena of action.