green building practice Articles
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Green demolition certification
This paper describes a proposed certification as a means to validate 'sustainable' building removals by a government agency or building owner. It may be used for several purposes such as: pre-qualifying a contractor, issuing a deconstruction permit, documenting waste diversion goals, or for awarding incentives. Certification is awarded to any project meeting all prerequisites and earning 25 or ...
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The optimisation of building deconstruction for Department of Defense facilities: Ft. McClellan Deconstruction Project
This project entailed the removal of three identical WWII-era two-story wood-framed barracks buildings at Ft. McClellan Army Base, Anniston, AL, using varying degrees of hand deconstruction and mechanical/hand deconstruction, and a traditional demolition method. Deconstruction is the dismantling of building structures to recover the maximum amount of primarily reusable and secondarily recyclable ...
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Strategies for building material reuse and recycle
Reuse and recycling of building material is a growing area of interest and concern in many parts of the USA. Current practices and trends in the building material waste management area are examined from a building life cycle standpoint or cradle to reincarnation concept. Strategies include zero waste, integrated recycling, international approaches, reuse of materials, resource optimisation, waste ...
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A comprehensive review of building deconstruction and salvage: deconstruction benefits and hurdles
Studies showed that nearly 65 million tons of waste is produced in the US every year from Construction and Demolition (C&D). From this waste, almost 45% can be diverted and partially converted into reusable materials. The EPA estimated that about 245,000 houses are destined for demolition in the USA every year. This paper illustrates that deconstruction offers a logical alternative to demolition. ...
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Deconstruction of structures: an overview of economic issues
As federal, state and municipal governments strive to reduce the volume of solid waste that is buried or incinerated, salvaging reusable and recyclable building materials through 'deconstruction' is rapidly becoming an attractive alternative. Until recently, most contractors and developers have relied primarily on business profitability considerations when making the 'demolition vs. ...
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Tellico Plaza, Lenoir City, TN Project - Case Study
VISSOLIS installed 200 kW on a retail shopping center roof in Lenoir City, Tennessee. The owner, Phillips Edison Company (PECO), a Real Estate Investment Trust owns and operates over 225 shopping centers with over 25 million ft² in 35 States. After the first successful installation in May 2012, VISSOLIS was chosen to be their EPC contractor of choice for all PV installations. As part of ...
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Concrete Mixer Pump Applicable in Jamaica
Jamaica is experiencing a construction boom, with infrastructure development, housing projects, and commercial buildings mushrooming across the island. As the construction industry strives to meet the demands of a growing nation, the importance of efficient and versatile equipment cannot be overstated. Concrete mixer pumps, often unsung heroes in the construction realm, are becoming increasingly ...
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Indoor air quality can be improved by employing plants as walls
The practice of planting ivy to climb up the walls of buildings has existed for centuries. Now, the trend towards sustainability and green building practices can lead to the development and use of living walls as a means of filtering and improving a building’s indoor air quality. Green walls are a living, breathing, regenerating type of cladding that can be as simple as a living art installation ...
By Actual Media
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3 Construction Waste Management Best Practices
The rising popularity of green building practices is shining a spotlight on construction waste disposal in the U.S. While federal regulations are limited, states and local governments are increasingly setting new requirements for the proper management of C&D debris. According to the EPA, more than 530 million tons of C&D waste is generated across the country each year. This staggering ...
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Green Buildings: Economics and Policies
Introduction Green building has received increased attention over the past decade from both environmental economists and policymakers. While there is no single definition of “green buildings” or its related policy, researchers and organizations tend to emphasize resource efficiency in building and reducing the impacts of buildings on human health and the environment. Thus a growing ...
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Genesis Systems & BarrelHouse Brewing
With its Headquarters nestled halfway between Los Angeles and San Francisco, BarrelHouse Brewing Co, one of California’s fastest growing beverage companies, which offers a wide array of craft brews as well as specialty beer products such as Hard Seltzers and Reduced Gluten Ales, is teaming up with Genesis Systems to create what may be the purest sourced beer in the world. In a first of ...
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How are Green Buildings Built? A Closer Look at a Modern Marvel
Green building refers to an environment friendly structure which is built in such a manner that it continues to be environmentally responsible and resource efficient throughout its life. When we say throughout its life, it includes everything right from an eco-friendly design to the use of material which will make sure that the environment is not harmed even when the structure in question is ...
By Camfil Ltd
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UnderDuct contributes to LEED design at library (FRP)
Application Spotlight Location: Eastern Avenue Library, Davenport, IA UnderDuct Details: Over 1500-linear feet of UnderDuct from 36" diameter down to 8" diameter Project Details (from Davenport Library Press Release): A successful public and private collaboration raised $8.2-million toward construction of Eastern Avenue Branch Library (Davenport, IA). The new library is scheduled to open in ...
By Monoxivent
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What makes a building green?
The terms "sustainable architecture", "green building" and "ecological design" have emerged, along with a host of similar permutations, in recent practice as environmentally friendly modes of design, construction and operation geared towards producing healthy enduring communities. However, the terms are still vague and lead to much ambiguity in their implementation. ...
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Morgan Sindall Group Sustainability Report 2013 - case study
A review of Morgan Sindall Group’s progress along its roadmap, demonstrating top-level commitment to sustainability and examples of achievement. The client Morgan Sindall Group plc is a leading UK construction and regeneration group with revenue of over £2.1 billion, which operates through five divisions of construction and infrastructure, fit out, affordable housing, urban ...
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G20 Summit focuses on economy in a very green, sustainable facility - Case study
Sustained Green Wall Adds Ambiance, Energy-Efficiency and Utilizes Water Recycling! With a reported 16,000+ people attending the 2012 G20 Summit in Los Cabos, Mexico, twenty leaders from the world's most powerful economies met in a newly constructed, state-of-the-art green facility - the Los Cabos International Convention Center (ICC). These leaders, which collectively represent around 80% of ...
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Los Cabos International Convention Center (ICC) - Case Study
Project Name: Los Cabos International Convention Center (ICC) Year: 2012 Owner: Los Cabos International Convention Center (ICC) Location: Los Cabos, Mexico Building Type: Commercial Type: Living Wall System: Custom Size: 29063 sq.ft. Slope: 100% Access: Accessible, Open to Public Submitted by: Bio-Microbics, Inc. Designers/Manufacturers of Record: Construction: ICA Construccion ...
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Divestiture is nothing but a distraction
Feel-good measures that have no effect on actual greenhouse-gas production are a diversion from the critical actions we must take before it is too late. As a college president and chemist, I have worked throughout my career in areas connected to climate change. As an educator, I have written chemistry textbooks and regularly teach courses in which the most urgent issue is climate change. As a ...
By Ensia
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Implementing Circular Economy into the Construction sector
Technology and modern advancement are taking over almost every aspect of our lives. Improved innovations are replacing the older ways of carrying out processes and many incentives are starting to appear in many industries, especially in the construction sector. The construction sector accounts for one of the world’s biggest consumers of raw materials and energy, so there is a dire need to ...
By Eando
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