Green Building Law Update
AUGUST 2, 2020
If green building is going to repair the planet it will have to include green roads. But when modern American society thinks about green building, those thoughts are almost universally of buildings and not of infrastructure like roads and bridges. Over 65% of the impervious surfaces in the U.S. and internationally.
Lets Build
JULY 1, 2022
3D-printed buildings have been popping up more frequently over the last few years, but are they a gimmick, or could they be the future of sustainable construction ? Let’s discuss the benefits and challenges of 3D-printed buildings and whether or not they’re the answer to the problem of sustainable construction. They’re green.
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Construction Enquirer
MAY 23, 2023
Developer MEPC has given Sir Robert McAlpine the green light to start phase 2 office building at the £1.2bn Paradise Birmingham scheme. Following site clearance, MPB Structures is preparing to start foundations for McAlpine. ”
BD+C
NOVEMBER 21, 2014
The STEP Foundation (STEP), a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing technology industry benchmarks for sustainability practices in the built environment, and the Green Building Initiative (GBI), a nonprofit organization committed to accelerating the adoption of sustainable building practices, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding.
Viewpoint Construction Technology
MAY 17, 2017
Earlier this year we talked about the importance of sustainability in construction , and how buildings are responsible for more than 40 percent of energy usage across the globe. Below, we look at five leaders in green building that made us take a second look. Kern Center at Hampshire College is a self-sustaining structure.
Natural Building
MAY 20, 2022
Several conventional and innovative green building materials are increasingly being explored to reduce the impact of the construction industry. Another ancient material, rammed earth , is a long-lasting green material. HempCrete uses hemp, a natural and sustainable resource and carbon sink, to construct a concrete-like material.
Green Building Law Update
JANUARY 7, 2018
2018 will be a watershed year in the course of green building standards, codes and rating systems. IgCC, ICC 700, Green Globes and. I am optimistic that a global conversation, although centered in the United States, has begun where people are discovering and inventing new ways to build sustainably. and abroad. When the U.S.
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