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Meet BREEAM, America’s Newest Green Building Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Viewpoint’s Portland headquarters is a LEED Gold building , so we’re certainly familiar with the goals of those who want to achieve green building certification, as well as the challenges along the way. The BREEAM certification process was developed in 1990 and uses a rating system to assess building sustainability in a variety of categories.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Magnesium.

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. View my complete profile. Green Electrical Contracting. Responding to Catastrophe.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earthbags.

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. Tulou Chinese Architecture. View my complete profile. Oil Dependency.

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16 Smart, Stylish Product Options for Surfaces

Pro Builder

Hard-wearing, handsome, sustainable. Other surfacing options are made from innovative materials—sugar palm, recycled glass, thermo-setting resins. Sustainable industrial style from Cosentino. Smith & Fong has expanded its line of architectural panels with linear pieces produced from Indian black palm (sugar palm).

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Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development

BD+C

Nature as the city: Why it’s time for a new framework to guide development 0 qpurcell Fri, 05/10/2024 - 09:05 Sustainable Development NBBJ leaders Jonathan Ward and Margaret Montgomery explore five inspirational ideas they are actively integrating into projects to ensure more healthy, natural cities.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Straw/Cement.

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. The Earthbag Architecture of Akio Inoue. Is Sustainability Possible?

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Earthbag Tube.

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. View my complete profile. Global Warming Media. Using Earthbags as Ceiling Insulation.