One product that has not had to tweak its formula to be green is brick. Brick has (and always will be) made from all-natural ingredients. As such, there are virtually no harmful emissions or byproducts that result from the manufacture of brick.
What is installed beneath the floors, unseen in a finished structure, can be important to not only meeting building codes, but also to satsifying owner and tenant interests in green construction.
When Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) brought five of California’s largest solar installation and integration companies to one of its San Francisco buildings, its plan was simple. Show them the roof, point to the parking lot and find out what kind of a photovoltaic system each would recommend. Four came back with basic plans; one came back with “solar bling.”
