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Fire-rated curtain wall supports Maine environmental center’s green goals

Construction Specifier

Bowdoin College’s Roux Center for the Environment, Brunswick, Maine, utilized silicone-glazed, fire-rated steel curtain wall to create transparency and promote occupant well-being. Along with sustainable aesthetics, the center sought to achieve Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification.

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Resilient Flooring: The sustainable specification

Construction Specifier

When specifying flooring, one should consider both sustainability and performance. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. These factors not only contribute to the sustainability of the flooring, but how it performs. Even sustainably made floors must be installed correctly.

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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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Natural Architecture in India

Natural Building

A rchitect Vinu Daniel of Wallmakers is focused primarily on sustainability. He met the legendary Laurie Baker while studying architecture. A sheer glass wall encloses the living area, connecting the interiors visually to the green wilderness that lies beyond. For awhile he worked on post-tsunami houses while in Auroville.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earthbag.

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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Architect Talks Details Behind His Long Island Passive House

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The main thing is you have to create a virtually air-tight envelope, and that’s not easy.”. Sustainability. Green Projects. Green Design. Architecture. Sustainability. “You just have to design it right, and you have to build it right, and you have to be on your game in building it. Building Envelope.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Green School.

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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