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Will the New York Green Bank Spur Increased Energy-Efficiency Investing Outside of the State?

Construction Dive

What will be the nationwide impact, if any, of the New York Green Bank, a bank that opened for business earlier this month with a partial mission of stimulating private financing of energy-efficiency projects? ” Will it? Read more.'

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Persimmon invests in modular house builder TopHat

Construction Enquirer

The investment bank also took part in the latest fundraising round. Jordan Rosenhaus, CEO and Founder at TopHat, said: “Today’s announcement is testament to the innovative approach that TopHat continues to take to house building and marks a step-change for the future of housing.

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Wood may not sound like an innovative building material, and wooden skyscrapers might sound like a strange idea. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber. Interested in green construction? Is Wood the Future? Check out our other recent blogs on the topic.

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The Importance of Valves in Green Building

Constructonomics

My friend failed to explain exactly what she meant when she said she lived in a green house. I was thinking shades of green, not 20 watt light bulbs and a gravitational water supply that trickled at best. Three decades ago, going green was on the fringe. He craved attention. The house was another matter altogether.

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Zero Waste in an Era of Net Zero Everything

Green Building Law Update

Numbers are hard to come by and made even more difficult during the pandemic, but a recent presentation to the World Bank estimated more than 2 Billion tonnes of solid waste (. Their ideas never scaled and much of their work was transferred to the Green Building Certification Inc., No company should claim to be Zero Waste.

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Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture: Community.

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. Name: Kelly Hart.

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Adding Efficient Construction Management and LEED Certification to Lower Operating Costs

Constructonomics

Recent construction innovations are changing this, however. The United States Green Building Council, a national non-profit organization, is credited by many for paving the way toward more responsible construction. The study did not look at any other green innovations, like improved insulation or energy recycling.