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The Guide to LEED Sustainability Principles for Beginners

Construction Business Owner

Easily grasp the fundamentals of LEED green building design & construction guidelines. The LEED Green Building Design and Construction Guide is thorough to a fault. Green Building. The Guide to LEED Sustainability Principles for Beginners. Greg Ragsdale. Mon, 06/27/2022 - 16:18. Promote to rotator No. .

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Largest Passive House structure in the U.S. to be built in Oregon

BD+C

The largest Passive House in the nation will be completed within a year in Hillsboro, Oregon, the Oregonian reports. Architects Building Owner Contractors Designers Engineers Facility Managers Multifamily Housing Construction Green'

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Beach House in Oregon has Many Natural Features

Natural Building

This Cannon Beach house, built in 2005, has a green roof planted in sedum and wild strawberries and is clad with cedar shakes. Fabrics are wool, cotton or reused, and the home’s color palette of brown, beige, tan and green reflects the surrounding natural landscape. You can read the original article at www.oregonlive.com.

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5 Ways BIM Can Help You Reach LEED Certification

Viewpoint Construction Technology

We understand the importance of designing and building with the environment in mind. Our Portland, Oregon, headquarters is a LEED Gold certified building , and we’re committed to helping our customers reach LEED certification on projects as well. Prioritize LEED credits. Regional priority tracking.

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Writing the book on smarter warehouse design and construction

The Korte Company

Innovation in the ways these critical spaces are designed and built has been just as explosive as demand for new capacity of the structures themselves. However, advances in Design-Build delivery and Tilt-Up concrete construction certainly have helped companies like ours remain on schedule and budget,” he said. The successful builders?

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Building Trends: An Old Material Becomes New Again

Viewpoint Construction Technology

However, this concept has gained some traction recently with architects around the world in cities like Chicago, London, Minneapolis and Vancouver designing wooden high-rises. Some of the wooden skyscraper designs being discussed are just concepts at this point, but a few buildings have become a reality. What’s so great about wood?

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Oregon HT250 40V MAX Hedgetrimmer

Green Industry Professionals

An ergonomic design allows for comfortable use of the 24-inch blade, and a variable speed throttle increases control and run time.

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