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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group

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Suffolk Construction establishes Suffolk Sustainability Group Design veterans Steven Burke and Michael Swenson will lead the new sustainability initiative for Suffolk. Contractors Sustainability Sustainable Design and Construction Suffolk Construction, headquartered in Boston, has established the Suffolk Sustainability Group.

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Why lab designers should aim to ‘speak the language’ of scientists

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Adrian Walters, AIA, LEED AP BD+C Laboratories Designers Architects Sustainability As lab designers, we are always striving to better understand the needs of lab scientists—the end users who our spaces are designed for. SmartLabs 6 Tide Street in Boston's Seaport , designed by SMMA.

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Algae as a Sustainable Fuel and Food Source

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Algae is a sustainable material available to designers. Upon learning that algae has a very high protein content, making it a contender for food of the future, this Danish studio decided to create an installation to start conversations about sustainable architecture solutions. The structure also acts as a public information center.

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Greenbuild – The Target Rich Environment for Green People

Green Building Law Update

But Greenbuild has been a prime source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice (. While attendance in recent years is off a bit from the huge Greenbuild the first time the conference was in Boston in 2008, with 27,995 attendees (. And Greenbuild is sustainable. I have attending a lot of Greenbuilds.

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Eat, Pray, Greenbuild?

Green Building Law Update

This year Greenbuild is in Boston from November 8 – 10. Nor can I promise you will find the balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence at Greenbuild, but Greenbuild has been a prime source of new clients for my sustainability and green building law practice (. And Greenbuild is sustainable.

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From net zero to net positive in K-12 schools

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K-12 Schools School Construction Architects Daylighting Daylighting Designs Energy Efficiency Energy-Efficient Design Projects Sustainability Less than a year after its opening last September, The AIA has recognized the new Boston Arts Academy with an Education Facility Design Award for its state-of-the-art learning environment.

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Behnisch Architekten unveils design for energy-positive building in Boston

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Architects Energy-Efficient Design Green Renovation Sustainable Design and Construction Building Owner Geothermal Technology Green Specifications Sustainable Development Contractors Designers Cultural Facilities Engineers Education Facility Facility Managers Office Building Energy Efficiency Green Sustainability'

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