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Green Building that Cleans the Air

Green Building Law Update

Today’s green building standards, rating systems and codes are stale, largely based in decades old science and do not go far enough to be efficacious for most business to invest in. Green building is a low risk geoengineering solution to many of the environmental issues of the day. think non-roof urban heat island effect).

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Introducing Our New Blog: Viewpoint Surveyor

Viewpoint Construction Technology

Welcome to Surveyor , Viewpoint’s new blog that looks beyond the surface of the industry. Everything you know and love about Viewpoint’s blog is still here; now it’s been optimized for easier searching and readability. This may include green building, integrated software, technology, industry news, market shifts, and more.

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Top questions to ask when designing a green roof

GCP Applied Technologies

Top questions to ask when designing a green roof. We all know the economic and environmental benefits of green roofs , but how do you ensure that your client’s vision of a green roof is realized? Today we had the pleasure of talking with Nick Smith of green roof system specialist Zinco International.

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Can the EDGE Green Building System Save the Planet?

Green Building Law Update

If you are regular reader of this blog you are aware there has been a brief hiatus in postings. I have been climbing in the Himalayas in Nepal for the past month and, in fact, am composing this blog post sitting in the lobby of the Yak and Yeti hotel in Kathmandu, as I begin to make way home. Human Development Index.

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My Green Building Exit Memo

Green Building Law Update

I can''t write for this blog anymore. It''s not because green building doesn''t interest me any more. And that is not what I wanted this blog to be about. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement. I started this blog because I was excited about the green building movement.

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A Day in the Life of a Green Building Attorney

Green Building Law Update

This blog post is not as epic as A Day in the Life , the last song on the Sgt. But rather, this responds to a question I was recently asked when speaking at a law school forum on innovation in the law, “ what does a green building attorney do? Client names and other specific references are omitted to protect the not so innocent.).

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Construction Business Owner Blogs

Construction Business Owner

Green Building. Home » Blogs. Section 179 was designed to provide an attractive tax savings on these purchases. This entry was posted on Tuesday, September 27th, 2011 at 11:50 am and is filed under Fred Ode Blog. David Brown Blog. Fred Ode Blog. Jaron Stone Blog. John Chaney Blog.