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Top 10 green building products for 2014

BD+C

publisher of GreenSpec and Environmental Building News (EBN) today announced this year’s winners of its annual Top-10 awards. Green Building Council’s Greenbuild convention in Philadelphia on Thursday, November 21. BuildingGreen, Inc., The winners were featured over a live BuildingGreen webcast and will be presented at the U.S.

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How Sustainable Masonry Can Reduce Long-Term Construction Costs

UK Construction Blog

The post How Sustainable Masonry Can Reduce Long-Term Construction Costs appeared first on UK Construction Blog. With rising material costs, environmental concerns, and increasing regulations, contractors and developers are searching for ways to build cost-effective yet durable structures.

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A harmful trade-off many U.S. "green" buildings make

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Green” construction in the U.S. That is the conclusion that New York-based nonprofit Urban Green Council found in their research on “high cholesterol buildings.”. has mostly been on a fad diet – one where trimming energy consumption is focused on the present but not the long run. Body Image: read more.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Adobe Homes.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Living Homes.

Natural Building

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life.

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Overcladding for old masonry façades: why it is important to think performance first

Construction Specifier

Older masonry structures from many eras, including libraries, town halls, commercial blocks, and school buildings, stand at the geographic center of many communities, holding symbolic meaning and serving varied needs and purposes. Photos courtesy RKTB Architects. By Albert Aronov, AIA. What is Overcladding?

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Colorful Metal Inspiration

BDC Network

Its wavy façade and oversized windows emphasize a sense of welcome and fun that’s underscored in the design of two interior courtyards clad in sky-blue metal wall panels. The building is also “net-zero ready”, meaning that if the Chicago Housing Authority adds a solar array, it will be energy-neutral.