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7 ways multifamily designers can promote wellness in urban communities

BD+C

This has led to a rise in conversation on health and well-being, as people are increasingly cognizant of the impact built environments have on their physical and mental health. Providing spaces for plants to thrive within a residence provides health benefits and also allows people to connect with the natural environment.

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Promoting wellness in urban communities

BD+C

This has led to a rise in conversation on health and well-being, as people are increasingly cognizant of the impact built environments have on their physical and mental health. Providing spaces for plants to thrive within a residence provides health benefits and also allows people to connect with the natural environment.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

In a widely accepted definition, Zero Waste is, The conservation of all resources by means of responsible production, consumption, reuse, and recovery of products, packaging, and materials without burning and with no discharges to land, water, or air that threaten the environment or human health.”.

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Build Beyond Zero

Natural Building

They conclude the introduction by writing, “In this book, we invite you to imagine the very real potential for our built environment to be a site of net carbon storage–a massive drawdown pool that–along with intentional climate-positive efforts in every other sector of human endeavor–could heal our climate.” ” .

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Achieving aesthetics and energy efficiency with stone wool insulation

Construction Specifier

As a result, more thought is now invested in material selection and whole system performance. It differs from slag wool, which is a manmade material made primarily from iron ore blast furnace slag. It helps to reduce heat transfer and thermal bridging, and create a more comfortable indoor environment for occupants.

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Largest excavator of its kind in Belgium

Digger Blog

The Hitachi excavator is the largest of its kind in Belgium, it’s not only helping to enhance productivity on the 30 hectare site, but is also a key part of the company’s environmental efforts. It is situated along the banks of the Albert Canal supplying raw materials by the nearby quarries of Romont and Loën.

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Enhance Your Mobile Tech Strategy with the ACC App (Previously PlanGrid Build) 

Autodesk Construction Cloud

The ACC mobile app houses all project information across many of Autodesk Construction Cloud suite of products, including: Autodesk Build Autodesk Docs Autodesk BIM Collaborate Autodesk BIM Collaborate Pro PlanGrid This tightly integrated mobile solution lets you view your most up-to-date BIM models and 2D sheets for projects.