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5 Green Construction Practices that are becoming Standard Commercial Construction Procedures

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Anyone in the commercial construction industry knows there are a variety of certifications and designations that individuals, companies and projects can achieve to show they follow a high level of green commercial construction practices. are standard green procedures for ground-up construction projects. Here are a five examples: 1.

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Building Energy Efficiency, LEAN, and Cloud Technology

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1] The United States is largest user of energy for commercial use. The fastest growing energy consumer is the commercial building sector. Examples of commercial sector buildings include retail stores, office buildings, government buildings, restaurants, hotels, schools, hospitals, and leisure and recreational facilities.

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The Largest Net-Zero Community Will Have 21,000 Homes

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The community will feature affordable housing, commercial space, and multifamily units. Recycled wastewater will be used for all irrigation through high-tech sewer pump stations, and landscaping will be drought tolerant and low combustible. Sustainability. That, however, will only get the community halfway to net zero.

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A career in plumbing can lead to many paths | Sustainably Speaking

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Plumbing Commercial Plumbing. Home > Blogs > Sustainably Speaking > A career in plumbing can lead to many paths. Sustainably Speaking. by Candace Roulo in Sustainably Speaking. Whats Sustainably Speaking? Username or e-mail: *. Password: *. Remember me. Forgot Your Password? Classifieds. Digital Issue.

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RESIDENTIAL BUILDING SITE PLANNING

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Civic services such as water supply, drainage sewers, electric lines, telephone lines, etc. Residential house site should be located away from the busy commercial roads. The site should command a good view of landscape such a hill, river, lake, etc. Soil at site should not be of made up type as far as possible.

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ASCENT II MACERATING TOILET SYSTEM | Toilets content from.

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Plumbing Commercial Plumbing. THE ASCENT II MACERATING TOILET SYSTEM allows for the easy installation of a bathroom in areas where no gravity sewer line may exist. THE ASCENT II MACERATING TOILET SYSTEM allows for the easy installation of a bathroom in areas where no gravity sewer line may exist. Username or e-mail: *.

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A HERS Rating for Water Use?

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There's a 65% increase in water and sewer costs from 2009 to 2019. In fact, a couple of towns in Indiana and Illinois recently announced that they're going to be increasing their water costs 18% on a residential side and I think 40% on the commercial side because they have to pay for infrastructure improvements. . . Sustainability.