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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. It is no surprise that using renewable and recyclable materials in building modern homes has become a norm.

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Eco-Friendly Construction: Building Sustainable Garden Rooms

UK Construction Blog

Building sustainable structures is a growing trend in the construction world. Structures like garden rooms used to be built just for relaxation, but now people are looking for ways to make these little things as green as possible. Green Insulation: Beyond Energy Efficiency Sustainability is more than just what you see.

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Construction Career: 15+ Demanding and Rewarding Construction Jobs

Buildern

It’s a complex blend of project management, forecasting, communication and other skills that make this world of creating new spaces and structures possible. They work closely with architects and other engineers to ensure that structures are built safely and efficiently. But there’s more to this industry than manual labor.

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The Strawtegi CO2ttage in Salt Lake City

Natural Building

The Strawtegi CO2ttage broke ground in October, 2021, as the first permitted structure in the U.S. The 650 square foot building demonstrates how we can build a home with rapidly renewable, bio-based materials, such as wood, straw, and hemp. The CO2ttage is oriented for year-round comfort using passive solar energy.

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The History of the Straw Bale Revival with Matts Myhrman

Natural Building

He was building a little structure out of found materials- rock, mud, recycled lumber, whatever. It had been that way for years, and I thought it was an interesting floor system. So Roger got interested in those structures as well and on his travels he began asking around about these hay buildings. I got right on that.