This credit developed from conversations in the Warehouse-Distribution Center Adaptation Working Group (the work of which is seen in the W-DC (warehouse design & construction) credit requirements in the EAc6: Green Power; to prevent the project from claiming the environmental attributes; and to broaden it to all space types beyond warehouses and distribution centers.
While paying yet another $3000 heating oil bill this fall, a friend of mine decided it was time to bite the bullet and insulate her 97-year-old home.
An estimated 1 billion birds die annually in the United States as a result of striking buildings, bridges, and other manmade structures. Many factors play a role, including lights, vegetation, and water. But glass is the main culprit, according to bird-safe design guidelines released in 2007 by the New York City Audubon Society, the Chicago Birds & Buildings Forum, and the City of Toronto. Because birds do not perceive conventionally formulated glass as a solid barrier, they fly into it.
What do over a thousand protests around the world last weekend in support of Occupy Wall Street have to do with Green Building?
Insulation is a critical component of any building--especially one designed and built to minimize environmental impacts.
Near the end of another exciting and exhausting Greenbuild, I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with three other women deeply invested in sustainable material management: Lindsay James, InterfaceFlor; Gail Vittori, Center for Maximum Building Potential Building Systems, and Sarah Brooks, Natural Step Canada.
Medium-density fiberboard (MDF) and particleboard are the materials providing the backbone for much of what we see in finished interiors.
Greenbuild is one of the highlights of the year as we scout out new, innovative products for GreenSpec and Environmental Building News, and every year we present the Top-10 Building Products as selected by our editorial team. This year we are awarding the top 10 products of 2012. That is not a typo.
