Viewpoint Construction Technology

MAY 8, 2018

Technology companies are creating tools like bricklaying robots and printing houses with 3D printers. In addition to changing technology, we may also be on the cusp of a shift in building materials. But the material under consideration might surprise you. As Green Construction Grows, So Could Cross-Laminated Timber.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 24, 2019

This Cannon Beach house, built in 2005, has a green roof planted in sedum and wild strawberries and is clad with cedar shakes. Building materials such as paints, stains and sealants were carefully chosen to not off-gas volatile organic compounds (VOCs) or urea-formaldehyde. This zero-energy home features a 5.9

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Oregon Housing Idaho Portland 40

Natural Building

APRIL 12, 2012

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Handmade Houses: the World of Vernacular Architect. After all, while it sounds great from a PR standpoint for a business to proclaim they are Going Green!, Name: Kelly Hart. Earth USA 2011.

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Natural Building

MAY 2, 2021

Learn skills, techniques, and design theory to create your own beautiful, durable, energy-efficient home from local and site-harvested materials. This workshop teaches a wide variety of techniques that you can choose depending on your climate and local material availability.

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Site Design Organization Education 52

Construction Test

MAY 5, 2020

Kengo Kuma is Japan’s architect of the moment and his building housing SunnyHills – the Tokyo home of a revered Taiwanese tropical fruit cake – could easily be mistaken for the headquarters of the Japanese chapter of the Pick Up Sticks Society. THE BAMBOO WALL HOUSE, COMMUNE BY THE GREAT WALL, CHINA. TRIP NOTES.

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Commissioning Architecture Maine Design 26

Pro Builder

JANUARY 9, 2023

Square footage: 390 sf Builder/Remodeler (entrant): New Urban Home Builders, Grand Rapids Architect + Interior Designer: Deidre Interiors, Grand Rapids Green Verifier: GreenEdge of Michigan , Holland, Mich. Green Verifier/Rater: Moffet Energy Modeling , Tualatin, Ore. Photographer: Geoff Shirley Photography. had a vision. had a vision.

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Jacksonville Remodeling Design Housing 98

Natural Building

MARCH 12, 2020

I attended my first natural building workshop in Oregon in 1993. Building with locally-harvested materials reduces GHG emissions from both the manufacturing and transportation sectors, sometimes nearly to zero. You can use machinery to mix clay, sand, and straw into cob — or you can use your feet.

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Materials Sustainability Travel Regulation 97