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Perkins+Will's Atlanta office is the highest-scoring LEED-NC project to date in the Northern Hemisphere with 95 points and no points denied.
In 2006 Ed Mazria, author of The Passive Solar Energy Book,challenged the architectural community to design buildings that use 50 percent less energy than the national average for a comparable building.
In order to design buildings that use less energy than the national average for a comparable building, we must first understand how existing buildings are currently performing to assess what the goals should be for achieving a more efficient building performance for the future.
Building product label offers radical transparency into a product’s ingredients, setting a new standard for manufacturer product disclosure.
Understanding what you have to work with is critical to the success of a sustainable renovation project. The first step in the process is to analyze the building’s characteristics—its siting and orientation, plan and form—to see how a renovation can take best advantage of what already exists.
Designed by the Los Angeles office of Perkins+Will, Creekview Ranch Middle School—a LEED-NC Gold-certified, 86,000-square-foot campus located outside Sacramento, Calif.—has seen 1,500 teens shuffle in and out its doors since its opening nearly two years ago.
Improving the environment in your home – improving the environment overall with Icynene spray foam insulation. ICYNENE spray foam insulation solutions provide energy savings for homeowners and create sustainability through air-sealing and reduce carbon dioxide emissions from buildings by thousands of tons per year. Icynene’s commitment to the environment is demonstrated through our us product development and manufacturing processes and our product innovations. Sponsored by:
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In The Integrative Design Guide to Green Building: Redefining the Practice of Sustainability, 7group's principals and integrative design pioneer Bill Reed introduce design and construction professionals to the concepts of whole building design and whole systems.
EDC's Green Product Buzz Guides bring you the latest in green building products and services from companies exhibiting at trade shows, including Greenbuild, the AIA Expo, Coverings, Surfaces and more.
Welcome to EDC's crossword puzzle. This puzzle was created specifically for the green building industry by Myles Mellor; all the clues and answers relate to industry terms. Click to view the interactive version of the puzzle that appeared in print. Or if you prefer, you'll find a PDF link to this month's puzzle and solution.
