Construction Specifier

JANUARY 13, 2023

Many well-meaning design and construction professionals have adopted the atomistic approach of simply removing cement and replacing it with supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs), such as fly ash, granulated blast furnace slag (GGBS), or limestone rich cement recipes such as Portland Limestone Cement (PLC).

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

FEBRUARY 13, 2013

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced that 43 communities—rural, urban and suburban—will receive technical assistance to pursue sustainable growth that encourages local economic development while safeguarding people’s health and the environment. Bowling Green, FL. Portland, ME. EPA consulted with the U.S.

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Natural Building

SEPTEMBER 18, 2008

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. Oil Dependency.

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Sustainability Architecture Green Maine 49

Green Industry Professionals

SEPTEMBER 8, 2016

Penalties to now focus on education, as opposed to monetary fines; city's sustainability coordinator to enforce, not the police.

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Portland Education Sustainability 40

Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 19, 2015

Noting that growing pot is today not very green, an article in the Portland Business Journal last week anticipated the increase in energy use by Oregon’s new recreational marijuana industry asked, “is it time for LEED weed?”

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Green Building Law Update

JANUARY 8, 2017

As you consider what’s “in” and what’s “out” in 2017, within the realm of green building, Passive House is in. It is not controversial to accept that a strategy to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from buildings at low cost, while also improving occupant comfort, is to improve the thermal performance of the building envelope.

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Natural Building

FEBRUARY 19, 2007

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. I Love Cob.

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Construction Law Monitor

OCTOBER 21, 2010

Green Building is all the rage in the United States. Whether it be a LEED project, or just a promise to the property owner to build or make a building more efficient and sustainable, as 2010 passes onto 2011, those in the construction industry are quite likely to run into projects with at least some green elements. The lesson?

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Natural Building

NOVEMBER 28, 2006

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. I Love Cob.

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Sustainability Architecture Green Portland 40

Natural Building

JANUARY 21, 2008

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life.

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Sustainability Architecture Green IDEA 40

Pro Builder

APRIL 6, 2021

Hard-wearing, handsome, sustainable. Sustainable industrial style from Cosentino. Cosentino pushes sustainability to new levels in its Silestone Loft series with an innovative production process that the manufacturer says uses 99% recycled water, 100% renewable energy, and also significantly reduces the use of quartz.

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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. One door was rescued from a historic Portland house facing demolition. Towering incense cedar tree trunks, cut from a sustainable forest in Northern California, serve as captivating pillars.

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Natural Building

DECEMBER 29, 2006

Green Home Building and Sustainable Architecture. Sustainable architecture is an exciting and important field, with many people reviving traditional methods of building and others creating innovations to established practices. Kelly Hart has been involved with green building concepts for much of his life. I Love Cob.

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Sustainability Architecture Green Colorado 40

PC Construction

MARCH 21, 2024

Today, PC Construction accepted a top national award from the Associated General Contractors of America for its work on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Commons Residence Hall and McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success. The project, with a total value of $83.6 million, is the largest in the school’s history.

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PC Construction

APRIL 12, 2024

Wednesday night I joined my project teammates and fellow employee owners on stage to proudly accept an AGC Build Maine Award for our work on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Commons Residence Hall and McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success. The McGoldrick Center, with its large-scale 33.3-kW

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

OCTOBER 7, 2013

In the wake of 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and The Nature Conservancy, and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners. Posted by Heidi Schwartz.

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Green Home Design Architect

JANUARY 26, 2011

Entries were judged on overall design excellence including aesthetics, clarity, creativity, appropriate functionality, sustainability, building performance, and appropriateness with regard to fulfilling the client's program. The entries were also previewed in the January/February 2011 issue of NH Home Magazine. Excellent use of limited space.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MARCH 12, 2013

In the wake of Superstorm Sandy and 2012’s unparalleled extreme weather events, a new green infrastructure financing guide was released by the NatLab consortium—a collaboration between the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), The Nature Conservancy , and sustainable asset management firm EKO Asset Management Partners.

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Infrastructure Philadelphia Green Finance 40

PC Construction

MARCH 21, 2024

Portland, ME – Today, PC Construction accepted a top national award from the Associated General Contractors of America for its work on the University of Southern Maine’s Portland Commons Residence Hall and McGoldrick Center for Career & Student Success. The project, with a total value of $83.6

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Maine Portland Construction America 52

CivilJungle

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

The use of recycled aggregates is undoubtedly an essential step towards sustainable development in the concrete industry and building waste management. Recycled aggregate is considered a “green” construction material since it minimizes the amount of virgin aggregates produced and hence reduces the use of natural resources.

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The Constructor

NOVEMBER 22, 2011

Therefore, flyash based CLC is considered as environment friendly sustainable material produced with least energy demand. It solves the problem of disposal of flyash and at the same time it reduces the cost of the construction.

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Contractor Magazine

JULY 24, 2012

Green Geothermal. Green Mechanical Awards. Posted 2 weeks ago in Sustainably Speaking. Plumbing Contractor. Residential Plumbing. Wastewater. Piping Fire Sprinklers. Pipefitting. Piping Contractor. Hydronics Hydronics Systems. Radiant Heating. Bath/Kitchen Faucets. Remodeling. Technology GPS. IR Cameras. PCs/Tablets. Technology.

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Pro Builder

AUGUST 8, 2022

The three solid paint colors are Grays Harbor, Fleeting Green, and Brightest White, and the company says its new white is one of the brightest whites on the market. Sustainable Surface / Cosentino. Green-Certified Surfacing / IceStone . Iron Slate, left, and Grays Harbor, right, shown.) Click for more info. . OSB / West Fraser.

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Building Information Management

JULY 26, 2012

Is there no better way for GSA to meet sustainability requirement than via LEED? The recently released sustainability and energy “scorecard” by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) demonstrates just how successful GSA has been at reducing costs, improving efficiency and eliminating waste. 2 B Green Profitably. 7group, LLC.

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Consulting Green Architecture Sustainability 55

Construction Test

MAY 5, 2020

Sturdy steel still dominates but in what amounts to a sleight of hand designed to soften the structure, sections of the beams supporting the massive roof are encased in timber with the seating below, a mix of earth greens, browns and whites. JAPANESE GARDEN CULTURAL VILLAGE, PORTLAND, OREGON, US. Bamboo Entrance to Nezu Museum.

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Buisness Facilities Contributed Content

MAY 15, 2013

Fridays and is expanding to other cities including Seattle, San Francisco, Portland, Denver, DC, Dallas and Houston. The City intends to create a financially feasible, operationally self–sustainable signature facility that will promote economic development, create jobs and enhance educational offerings.

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Austin Texas Innovation Industrial 73

Stok

JANUARY 31, 2019

Here, our interdisciplinary team of sustainability consultants, engineers, designers, and project managers share sound bite insights on what 2019 is shaping up to be all about. As was mentioned at a recent industry event, “resilience today is what sustainability was ten years ago.” Data Data Data. This progression makes sense.

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Environment Cash Flow San Diego Sustainability 73

Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 01 33 29 Sustainable Design Reporting. 01 35 66 Sustainability Certification Project Procedures.

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Building Information Management

JULY 27, 2016

Various cost information is typically formatted as Products & Activities, General or Routine Maintenance, New Construction, Renovation and/or Repair, Sustainability/Green, Job Order Contracting (JOC), or any combination thereof. 01 33 29 Sustainable Design Reporting. 01 35 66 Sustainability Certification Project Procedures.

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