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Details / Specifications
Is there a company that supplies detailed drawings / specifications for the various green construction methods such as straw bale walls, recycled bottle walls etc more...
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Other Green Building - Other
5 replies | 2220 views | Posted on: 03/14/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Saving Energy with Daylighting Design
In a previous five-part series, Climate Change: It’s All About the Straws, Isn’t it?, I explored the five main things that are effecting climate change, according to Bill Gates. He lists electricity (25%), agriculture (24%)… more...
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Energy
0 replies | 10939 views | Posted on: 03/25/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Educating rural communities
Has anyone had any experience in educating rural communities in the use of sustainable design techniques and construction technologies? more...
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Government Agencies and Initiatives
1 replies | 2474 views | Posted on: 03/26/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Million Cool Roof Challenge (Solar Reflective Roofs)
The Million Cool Roofs Challenge is a $2 million global competition to rapidly scale up the deployment of highly solar-reflective “cool” roofs in developing countries suffering heat stress and lacking widespread access to coolin… more...
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Sustainable Communities and Developments
0 replies | 4243 views | Posted on: 04/05/2019 | Last updated: 02/11/2023
Overview of the USGBC’s Living Standard Research Report
In November 2018, at the Greenbuild International Conference, the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) announced their plans for creating a new living standard. The USGBC’s President and CEO, Mahesh Ramanujam, said in the announcement,… more...
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0 replies | 1507 views | Posted on: 04/10/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient- a Guide to Healthier Upgrade Materials
A group of organizations including Energy Efficiency for All and The Healthy Building Network released a significant report in September, 2018, “Making Affordable Multifamily Housing More Energy Efficient: a Guide to Healthier Upgrade… more...
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1 replies | 8059 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials (Supplement to "Making Affordable Family Housing More Efficient...")
“Guidance for Specifying Healthier Insulation and Air-Sealing Materials” was produced by Healthy Building Network (HBN) as a supplement to the report by HBN, Efficiency for All and others, “Making Affordable Multifamily Ho… more...
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0 replies | 2759 views | Posted on: 04/15/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
The World’s First LEED Zero Building
The USGBC has now certified the first LEED Zero building for net-zero energy to the engineering and green building Consulting firm Petinelli for its Curitiba headquarter in Brazil. The LEED Zero program announced in September 2018 is a n… more...
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0 replies | 4138 views | Posted on: 05/08/2019 | Last updated: 02/10/2023
India’s Renewable Investments Near $20 Billion
India’s renewable energy exceeded that of traditional fossil fuel-based power production for the first time in 2017. India’s renewable investment also reached about $20 billion in renewables, accounting for over a third of inves… more...
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0 replies | 2159 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 02/09/2023
Zero Emissions All-Electric Multifamily Construction Guide
"A Zero Emissions All-Electric Multifamily Construction Guide" showscases California’s mixed-use midrises, Atlanta’s pool-side rentals, luxury condos in Hawaii and Florida, Passive House apartments in the Northeast, an… more...
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0 replies | 4995 views | Posted on: 06/17/2019 | Last updated: 02/09/2023
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