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New RESNET Label Provides Home Energy-Efficiency Ratings and Certifications Info

Pro Builder

Communicating Details About a Home's Energy Efficiency The Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET), an independent, nonprofit organization that helps homeowners reduce the cost of their utility bills by making homes more energy efficient , recently launched its new Rated Home Label. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and U.S.

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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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The 2023 Energy Star Award Winners Are Here

Pro Builder

In addition, Energy Star recently named its annual Partner of the Year, Contractor of the Year, and Excellence award winners for their contributions toward energy efficiency in the residential, industrial, and commercial sectors.

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Sustainable construction products and technologies

GCP Applied Technologies

Sustainable construction products and technologies. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE | SUSTAINABLE CEMENT | SUSTAINABLE BUILDING ENVELOPE. SUSTAINABLE CONCRETE. Concrete admixtures can also optimize the production process for sustainability. Phillip.fry@gc…. Thu, 11/28/2019 - 11:43. GCP Applied Technologies.

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Green Globes New Multifamily Rating Systems Respond to the Market

Green Building Law Update

GBI is known for swiftness n third party certification. There are two timeframes for certification, non-expedited (i.e., Expedited Certification for existing building is 30 to 45 days and new construction is 45 to 60 days. Non-expedited certification for existing building is 90 days and new construction is 4 to 6 months.

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2018 IgCC to be Adopted in Baltimore City

Green Building Law Update

I have regularly and consistently been critical of enactments of mandatory green building codes, as violative of the core principal modern green building is built upon that sustainable construction is a voluntary non regulatory response such that the built environment that can repair the planet. GBI Two Green Globes rating.

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8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects

BD+C

8 strategies for multifamily passive house design projects 0 qpurcell Mon, 11/20/2023 - 12:22 Sustainability Stantec's Brett Lambert, Principal of Architecture and Passive House Certified Consultant, uses the Northland Newton Development project to guide designers with eight tips for designing multifamily passive house projects. It is a 22.7-acre

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