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Time to Bring Housing Home to Elected Officials

Pro Builder

Time to Bring Housing Home to Elected Officials. NAHB is promoting "Bringing Housing Home," an outreach for builders to meet and contact their elected officials about issues affecting the industry. Fighting to keep housing a priority in Congress is at the core of what we do at the National Association of Home Builders ( NAHB ).

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Passive House is “In” in 2017

Green Building Law Update

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. This “passive” approach, in contrast with active systems based on a constant supply of conditioned air by HVAC systems is the basis of Passive House. Governments in North America are beginning to drive Passive House.

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Maryland Schools will No Longer be LEED Certified

Green Building Law Update

of this article without requiring an independent certification that the buildings have achieved the required standards.”. This law firm will issue those opinions of counsel to local education agencies in Maryland.

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USGBC: Free LEED certification for projects in new markets

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Green Building Council (USGBC), creators of the LEED green building program, announced today a new campaign offering free LEED certification to the first projects to certify in the 112 countries where LEED has yet to take root. In an effort to accelerate sustainable development around the world, the U.S.

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First Green Globes certification given to new University of North Carolina housing facility

BD+C

The Green Building Initiative (GBI) announced that the University of North Carolina-Charlotte’s Belk Hall, a student housing facility for the college’s upper division students, is the first building certified under the 2013 Green Globes for New Construction (NC), according to GBI president Jerry Yudelson.

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The Women’s House in Morocco

Natural Building

They built a Women’s House in close collaboration with local women and workers: a place where women can share their crafts with the community and visitors. The features of the site were taken as starting points for the implementation and design of the Women’s House. You can read the original article at www.archdaily.com.

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Optimizing acoustics with stone wool ceilings

Construction Specifier

./ courtesy Rockfon By Rebecca Silva Grundfos, a global leader in water technology based in Bjerringbro, Denmark, has earned Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Platinum certification for its new Global Water Utility Headquarters—the highest available building certification through the U.S.

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