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Are Green Building Rating Systems Really Sustainable?

Natural Building

Professor Janis Birkeland is an honorary professor at the University of Melbourne who has taught sustainable planning and architecture at several universities. Previously, she worked as a planner, architect, and lawyer in San Francisco to gain insights into the impediments to sustainability. Is this really progress?

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Refocus the EPA through the Lens of Green Building

Green Building Law Update

In a time of changing national environmental agendas, including the Trump Pence Transition Team announced plan “to refocus the EPA” it is an ideal moment to articulate how green building is “the” ideal means of voluntarily mitigating the negative impacts that human activity has on the planet. And green buildings do so much more.

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Are Basements a Good Idea?

Natural Building

I consider it one the most sustainable of all building practices, especially as we go forward with our changing climate. I don’t want to greenwash the idea, because in a North American context it’s nearly a guarantee that concrete, foam and toxic coatings are going to be used. The post Are Basements a Good Idea?

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Sustainability at Queen’s University in Canada

Natural Building

Sustainability Professor, Steven Moore, wants Queen’s University in Ontario Canada to be a moral and sustainable leader through their actions. Moore models sustainability through his own lifestyle, living in an earth-sheltered house in Tamworth, facing the Salmon River. Moore said Queen’s should create more gardens on campus.

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A Guide To Green Roof Construction and Functions

Civiconcepts

Modern structures strive to follow the standards for sustainable building. It is an exciting prospect to many designers as they come up with many out-of-this-world ideas. One of the many … A Guide To Green Roof Construction and Functions Read More ».

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ENR Top 100 Green Design Firms and Contractors: Reshaping Green Building Ideas

ENR Construction

Sustainability has been about buildings that help the environment. But COVID-19 has focused attention on healthy buildings.

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Off-Grid Minnesota “Wattage Cottage” Wins Most Innovative Green Home of the Year

Pro Builder

Off-Grid Minnesota “Wattage Cottage” Wins Most Innovative Green Home of the Year. The Cuyuna mountain home is a self-sustainable escape from the outside world. Sitting on six acres in the mountainous Cuyunas Lakes region, the 1,222-square-foot “Wattage Cottage” is Green Builder’s 2022 Most Innovative Green Home of the Year.