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The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment

BD+C

The benefits of biophilic design in the built environment 0 qpurcell Mon, 05/06/2024 - 10:30 Biophilic Design Biophilic design in the built environment supports the health and wellbeing of individuals, as they spend most of their time indoors. The Eight, Bellevue, Wash.

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Green House Color Schemes | Things To Know When Choosing Green Siding Colors | What About Landscaping For a Green Colored House | Best Green House Color Schemes

CivilJungle

Introduction of Green House Color Schemes Are you tired of looking for green color houses? Are you stressing over what green combination you should choose for your house? Are you looking for some green siding color suggestions? You have to choose colors which will go with the green siding color.

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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. Phillip.fry@gc….

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Aluminum-framed fenestration: A guide to specifying paints and coatings

Construction Specifier

Specialty coatings also can enhance the visual and tactile effects of the finished appearance. Discover a range of aesthetic choices for colors and visual effects Appearance usually is the first consideration when selecting a finish for architectural aluminum fenestration.

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Fire-rated curtain wall supports Maine environmental center’s green goals

Construction Specifier

Bowdoin College’s Roux Center for the Environment, Brunswick, Maine, utilized silicone-glazed, fire-rated steel curtain wall to create transparency and promote occupant well-being. The post Fire-rated curtain wall supports Maine environmental center’s green goals appeared first on Construction Specifier. Photo © Jeff Goldberg/Esto.

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Coverings Announces Top 10 Tile Trends for 2023

Pro Builder

Ceramic tile can be stacked horizontally or vertically to create monochromatic environments or mixed with different colors to create myriad patterns like stripes, chevron and herringbone. Some collections offer various finishes and intense chromatic variations to generate visual interest in walls, countertops and even furnishings.

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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

The following are her thoughts about green buildings and the rating systems that score them. Instead of quantifying impacts and sustainability outcomes, green building organizations created prescriptive rules, point systems and thresholds. However, that is what green building and rating tools do, by using selective accounting.