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Asbestos - Best Practice Approach To Roof Refurbishment
Reblogged from Architecture, Design & Innovation: For any demolition, refurbishment or repair project, the presence of asbestos in the building can have far reaching cost and health & safety...
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Affordable Housing Designed for Net Zero
See on Scoop.it – Green Building Design – Architecture & Engineering Lexington Farms, a single family affordable housing development in Illinois, looks to be LEED Platinum and net zero via clean...
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Canadian green building market shows strong growth into future reported by CaGBC
The Canadian green building market has grown in the last few years and is expected to continue its strong growth in years to come, according to a recent report released by the Canadian Green Building...
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Net-Zero Energy for Buildings – ASHRAE Engineering Design and Construction
Integration: Net-zero energy design ASHRAE has a goal: net-zero energy for all new buildings by 2030. What do engineers need to know to achieve this goal on their projects? Source: www.csemag.com...
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Multifamily Building Energy Efficiency: SLEEC Financing
This winter, ACEEE, in partnership with Energi Insurance Services, will host a second gathering of select members of the Small Lenders Energy Efficiency Community (SLEEC) in Washington, D.C. The...
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Efficient HVAC Systems
Originally posted on Energy Systems & Sustainable Living: Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning systems (HVAC) controls the indoor climate by adding or extracting heat and adding or removing...
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Net Zero Energy Buildings at Zero Cost
The Netherlands has found a way to refurbish existing buildings to net zero energy, within a week, with a 30-year builders’ guarantee and no subsidies. Source: www.energypost.eu >”Inside the house,...
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High-R20 Concrete Foundation Construction Diagram – Building Science
This construction strategy has an installed insulation R-value of R-20. Source: www.buildingscience.com >” […] Dampproofing 2″ XPS rigid insulation Concrete foundation wall 2″ XPS rigid...
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Embodied Energy – A Measure of Sustainability in Buildings & Construction
Embodied energy in building materials has been studied for the past several decades by researchers interested in the relationship between building materials, construction processes, and their...
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Comfort is key in a passive house
duanetilden: 0620 home green Rendering of the home Chris Weissflog, who operates the renewable energy firm Ecogen Energy, is building for his family. Among other green features, its solar panels will...
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